Heavy metal concentrations in growth bands of corals: A record of mine tailings input through time (Marinduque Island, Philippines)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-196

  David, C P ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coral; Metals; Mine tailings; Philippines; Porites

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; MINES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CORALS;

HEAVY METALS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CORAL; HEAVY METAL; HISTORICAL RECORD; MARINE POLLUTION; MINING; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORAL; CORAL REEF; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); METAL BINDING; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PHILIPPINES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

PHILIPPINES;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 0037314577     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00315-6     Document Type: Article

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