Metal speciation and environmental impact on sandy beaches due to El Salvador copper mine, Chile

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-72

  Ramirez, Marco ^a   Massolo, Serena ^b   Frache, Roberto ^b   Correa, Juan A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Chile; Diversity; Heavy metals; Mine tailings; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; METAL ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

COPPER MINE TAILINGS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; METAL SPECIATION; SEQUENTIAL CHEMICAL EXTRACTION METHODS;

BEACHES;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FERROUS ION; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; INTERTIDAL ZONE; METAL EXTRACTION; METAL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILE; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CALETA;

EID: 12344338606     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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