Spatial and temporal variation of heavy metals in a tropical estuary

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 575-582

  Bahena Manjarrez, J L ^a   Rosales Hoz, Leticiar ^a   Carranza Edwards, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coatzacoalcos River estuary; Heavy metals; Mexico; Pollution; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICS;

TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

HEAVY METALS;

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

MEXICO;

RUMEX;

EID: 0036765025     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0568-1     Document Type: Article

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