Heavy metals in sediments from the Paraguay river: A preliminary study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Facetti, J ^a   Dekov, V M ^b   Van Grieken, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption analysis; Heavy metals; Paraguay River; River sediments

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL OUTFALL; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER SEDIMENT; RIVER WATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTARY RECORD; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DRUG DETERMINATION; PARAGUAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARAGUAY; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

PARAGUAY, PARAGUAY RIVER;

EID: 0032495518     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00299-4     Document Type: Article

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