Evaluation of mercury levels in sediment and soil samples from Vila Nova river basin, in Amapa State, Brazil, using radiochemical neutron activation analysis

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 789-796

  Goncalves C ^a   Favaro D I T ^a   Melfi, A J ^b   De Oliveira, S M B ^b   Vasconcellos, M B A ^a   Fostier, A H ^b   Guimaraes J R D ^c   Boulet, R ^b   Forti, M C ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UFRJ ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECOTOXICITY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0342322865     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010611528825     Document Type: Article

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