Heavy metals in sediment cores from a tropical estuary affected by anthropogenic discharges: Coatzacoalcos estuary, Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Rosales Hoz, L ^a   Cundy, A B ^b   Bahena Manjarrez, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

210Pb and 137Cs; Contamination; Cores; Estuaries; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CESIUM; ESTUARY; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

COATZACOALCOS ESTUARY; MEXICO; VERACRUZ STATE;

EID: 0242277195     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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