Heavy metal contents in soft-bottom marine macrophytes and sediments along the Mediterranean coast of Spain

Marine Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Sanchiz, Carles ^a   García Carrascosa, Antonio M ^a   Pastor, Augustin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Concentration; Heavy metals; Lead; Marine pollution; Mercury; Seagrasses; Spain; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MACROPHYTE; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CAULERPA PROLIFERA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; RUPPIA CIRRHOSA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 0343238360     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.2000.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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