A five-year study on the heavy-metal pollution of Guanabara Bay sediments (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and evaluation of the metal bioavailability by means of geochemical speciation

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3017-3028

  Perin, G ^a   Fabris, R ^a   Manente, S ^a   Wagener, A Rebello ^b   Hamacher, C ^b   Scotto, S ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Iron and manganese oxides; Metal bioavailability; Sediments; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS; MARINE POLLUTION; NITRIC ACID;

BIOAVAILABILITY; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NITRIC ACID; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; GEOCHEMICAL SPECIATION; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; AERATION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO STATE;

EID: 0031541395     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00171-1     Document Type: Article

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