Impact of nickel mining and metallurgical activities on the distribution of heavy metals in sediments of Levisa, Cabonico and Nipe Bays, Cuba

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-62

  González, Humberto ^a   Ramírez, Marta ^a   Torres, Ibis ^a  

^a Apdo 17029   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuban bays; Heavy metals; Lateritic mining; Metallurgy; Pollution; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HEAVY METAL; LATERITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MINE WASTE; MINING; MINING WASTE; NICKEL;

CUBA, CABONICO BAY; CUBA, LEVISA BAY; CUBA, NIPE BAY;

EID: 0030963654     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018490103105     Document Type: Article

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