Heavy metal distribution in marine sediments from the southwest coast of Spain

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-442

  Morillo, José ^a   Usero, José ^a   Gracia, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metal distribution; Metal pollution; Rio Tinto; Sediment; Sequential extraction; Spain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; MARINE APPLICATIONS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS;

ACID-SOLUBLE FRACTIONS; SEDIMENTARY PHASES;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; RIO TINTO [(RVR) HUELVA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 1342287276     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.10.047     Document Type: Article

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