Sediment quality in the Guadalquivir estuary: Lethal effects associated with the Aznalcóllar mining spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 144-152

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphipod test; Aznalc llar mining spill; Clam bioassay; Heavy metals; Lethal effects; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; MINING; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; IMPURITIES; TISSUE;

SEDIMENT QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

MARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARIES;

BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; MINING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; SPILLAGE; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALQUIVIR RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

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

HEAVY METAL;

EID: 0347986556     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00391-6     Document Type: Article

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