Heavy metals in intertidal surface sediments from the Patagonian Coast, Argentina

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-58

  Gil, M N ^a   Harvey, M A ^b   Esteves, J L ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b Patagonian National University   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION LIMITS; INTERTIDAL SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PETROLEUM; ZINC;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARGENTINA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032986519     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900947     Document Type: Article

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