Sewage contamination following an accidental spillage in the Ria Formosa, Portugal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Mudge, Stephen M ^a   Bebianno, Maria João ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Fatty alcohols; Portugal; Ria Formosa; Sewage; Sterols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; FATTY ALCOHOL; FUCOSTEROL; ORGANIC MATTER; STEROL;

ARTICLE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL SPILLAGE; FATTY ALCOHOLS; LAGOON; LAGOON ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION; SEWAGE; STEROLS; WATER QUALITY;

PORTUGAL, RIA FORMOSA;

EID: 0030619290     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00082-3     Document Type: Article

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