Chemical forms of heavy metals in surface sediments of the San Simón inlet, Ría de Vigo, Galicia

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1271-1292

  Belzunce Segarra, M J ^a   Bacon, J R ^b   Prego, R ^a   Wilson, M J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy Metals; Lead; Sediments; Sequential Extraction

Indexed keywords

SEQUENTIAL FRACTIONATION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; LEAD; NICKEL; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031149701     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376609     Document Type: Article

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