Lead and zinc in sediments and biota from Maarmorilik, West Greenland: An assessment of the environmental impact of mining wastes on an Arctic fjord system

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 275-283

  Larsen, T S ^a   Kristensen, J A ^a   Asmund, G ^b   Bjerregaard, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b National Environmental Research Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Lead; Mining wastes; Sediments; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LEAD; OCEAN HABITATS; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS; ZINC;

MARINE BIOTA;

MARINE POLLUTION;

LEAD; ZINC;

BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAD; MINE WASTE; ZINC;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEEDING; FUCUS DISTICHUS; GREENLAND; MINING; ROCK; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREENLAND; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD; MINING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZINC;

GREENLAND;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; DISTICHUS; FUCUS DISTICHUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0034980281     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00214-1     Document Type: Article

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