Assessing pollution levels in sediments of a harbour with two opposing entrances. Environmental implications

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Guerra García, José M ^a   García Gómez, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental implications; Fe normalization; Harbour; Sediment pollution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SPILLS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

'CURRENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FE NORMALIZATION; NORMALISATION; NORTH AFRICA; POLLUTION LEVEL; PROCESS LEVELS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; WATER RENEWAL;

EFFLUENTS;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; OIL; OXYGEN; PAINT; PHOSPHORUS; WATER; ZINC;

HARBOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NORTH AFRICA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OIL SPILL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SHIPPING; SPAIN; URBANIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AFRICA; CEUTA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 21644433749     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.01.023     Document Type: Article

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