Mercury distribution in Douro estuary (Portugal)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1218-1222

  Ramalhosa, E ^a   Pereira, E ^a   Vale, C ^b   Valega M ^a   Monterroso, P ^a   Duarte, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Estuaries; Mercury; Partitioning; SPM

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLOIDS; COMPLEXATION; MERCURY (METAL); RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE WATERS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MERCURY; PARTITIONING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER (SPM);

ESTUARIES;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SALINITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; PORTUGAL; SEAWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

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

EID: 27744518327     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.020     Document Type: Article

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