Sedimentary records of heavy metals in the industrial harbour of Portovesme, Sardinia (Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Schintu, Marco ^a   Degetto, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Industrial wastes; Lead zinc smelters; Marine sediments; Radiodating

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HARBOR; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; METAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CAGLIARI; ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 0032875557     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00336-8     Document Type: Article

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