Heavy metals and methylmercury in a tropical coastal estuary and a mangrove in Brazil

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 661-669

  Kehrig, H A ^a   Pinto, F N ^a   Moreira, I ^b   Malm, O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT ENRICHMENT FACTOR; TROPICAL COASTAL ESTUARY;

ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MANGROVE; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542472533     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00021-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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