Heavy metal contamination in coastal sediments and soils near the Brazilian Antarctic Station, King George Island

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-194

  Santos, Isaac R ^a   Silva Filho, Emmanoel V ^a   Schaefer, Carlos E G R ^b   Albuquerque Filho, Manoel R ^b   Campos, Lúcia S ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bulk fraction; Coastal environment; Ferraz Station; Pollution; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OXIDATION; PAINT; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ADMIRALTY BAY, KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA; ANTHROPOGENIC PROCESSES; BIOAVAILABLE CONCENTRATIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

HEAVY METALS;

ALUMINUM; BORON; CALCIUM; COPPER; FERROUS SULFIDE; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PAINT; PETROLEUM; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAZIL; COASTAL WATERS; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ADMIRALTY BAY; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WORLD;

EID: 14544283567     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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