Bioavailability of heavy metals bound to estuarine sediments as a function of pH and salinity values

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 101-114

  Riba, I ^a,b   García Luquea, Ribaa E ^a   Blasco, J ^b   DelValls, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Gulf of C diz; Metallothionein; Ruditapes philippinarum; Sediment quality

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 2942574506     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422903782775163     Document Type: Article

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