Analytical and environmental chemistry in the framework of risk assessment and management: The lagoon of Venice as a case study

Chimia

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 542-549

  Pojana, Giulio ^b   Critto, Andrea ^b   Micheletti, Christian ^b   Carlon, Claudio ^b   Busetti, Francesco ^b   Marcomini, Antonio ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Environmental chemistry; Lagoon of Venice; Persistent and toxic substances; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FURAN DERIVATIVE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MERCURY; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD WEB; LAGOON; METABOLITE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0142120832     PISSN: 00094293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2533/000942903777678939     Document Type: Article

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