Deriving sediment quality guidelines in the Guadalquivir estuary associated with the Aznalcóllar mining spill: A comparison of different approaches;Obtención de guias de calidad de sedimento en el estuario del Guadalquivir asociadas con el vertido minero de Aznalcóllar: Una compatación de diferentes métodos

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-274

  Riba, I ^a   Zitko, V ^b   Forja, J M ^a   DelValls, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b ChemEnv   (Canada)

Author keywords

LC50; Multivariate analysis; Sediment contamination; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ANDALUCIA; GUADALQUIVIR ESTUARY; SPAIN;

AMPELISCA BREVICORNIS; AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 0141684541     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v29i3.159     Document Type: Article

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