Seasonal variation of surface sediments composition in Mondego River estuary

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-329

  Pereira, Patrícia ^a   Vale, Carlos ^a   Ferreira, Ana Maria ^a   Pereira, Eduarda ^b   Pardal, Miguel Angelo ^c   Marques, João Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Mondego River estuary; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ESTUARIES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MONDEGO RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SILICON; SILVER; ZINC;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 13144296662     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200045539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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