Influence of the sea rush Juncus maritimus on metal concentration and speciation in estuarine sediment colonized by the plant

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3112-3118

  Almeida, C Marisa R ^a   Mucha, Ana P ^a   Vasconcelos, M Teresa S D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BIOACCUMMULATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

ESTUARIES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

AQUATIC PLANT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; JUNCUS MARITIMUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PORTUGAL; RHIZOME; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT ROOTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

DOURO ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

JUNCUS; JUNCUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 2542468757     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049932j     Document Type: Article

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