Integrative assessment of sediment quality in two littoral ecosystems from the Gulf of Cadiz, Spain

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1073-1084

  Delvalls, T Ángel ^a   Forja, Jesús M ^a   Gómez Parra, Abelardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Environmental quality; Integrative assessment; Marine pollution; Sediment quality triad

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SILVER;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAVY METAL; LITTORAL ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; ECOTOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LABORATORY TEST; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ATLANTIC, GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 2642710924     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1073:IAOSQI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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