The effect of iron-ore particles on the metal content of the brown alga Padina gymnospora (Espírito Santo Bay, Brazil)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-305

  Nassar, Cristina A G ^a   Salgado, Leonardo T ^a   Yoneshigue Valentin, Yocie ^a   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Esp rito Santo State; Heavy metals; Iron ore; Macroalgae; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CLEANING; ETHANOL; IRON ORES; SEAWATER;

IRON-ORE PARTICLES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; SEA WATER; ZINC;

ALGA; HEAVY METAL; IRON ORE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BRAZIL; ESPIRITO SANTO BAY; ESPIRITO SANTO STATE;

ALGAE; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 12244272140     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00369-X     Document Type: Article

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