Geochemical distribution and bioavailability of heavy metals and oxalate in street sediments from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A preliminary investigation

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 429-441

  McAlister, John J ^a   Smith, Bernard J ^a   Neto, Jose Baptista ^b   Simpson, Julia K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

"Heavy metals"; Oxalate; Rio de Janeiro; Selective extraction; Street sediments

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

HEAVY METAL; OXALATE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAZIL; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BRAZIL; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; OXALATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; RIO DE JANEIRO [RIO DE JANEIRO (STT)]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744508768     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-005-2672-0     Document Type: Article

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