Impact of anthropogenic activity on the Hg concentrations in the Piracicaba river basin (São Paulo State, Brazil)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 381-402

  Fostier, A H ^a   Falotico M B ^b   Ferraz, E S B ^b   Tomazelli, A C ^b   Salomao M S M B ^b   Martinelli, L A ^b   Victoria, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; River; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; MERCURY (METAL); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SOILS;

DIFFUSE PROCESSES; FISH; PISCIVORE FISH; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

MERCURY; WATER;

HUMAN ACTIVITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RIVER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NONHUMAN; RIVER BASIN; SAMPLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BRAZIL; PIRACICABA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24644494661     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-6911-x     Document Type: Article

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