CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT OF A COASTAL AREA ADJACENT TO AN OIL REFINERY, TODOS OS SANTOS BAY (NE-BRAZIL)

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-134

  Venturini, Natalia ^a   Tommasi, Luiz Roberto ^b   Bícego, Márcia C ^a   Martins, César C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Aquáticas FUNDESPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic environment; Sediments; Brazil; Hydrocarbons; Oil refinery; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 20144383232     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: 1982436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592004000200004     Document Type: Article

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