Characterisation of heavy metal discharge into the Ria of Huelva

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-566

  Sainz, A ^a   Grande, J A ^a   de la Torre, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Atlantic Ocean; Contamination; Heavy metals; Mining polluted river discharge; Tinto and Odiel rivers; Water

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; TOXICITY;

FRESHWATER;

WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; NICKEL; RAIN; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; FLOODING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 1542314877     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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