Accumulation versus remobilization of mercury in sediments of a contaminated lagoon

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-356

  Ramalhosa, E ^a   Pato, P ^b   Monterroso, P ^b   Pereira, E ^b   Vale, C ^c   Duarte, A C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LAGOON; METAL EXTRACTION; SEDIMENT; TIDAL VOLUME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PORTUGAL; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33644900718     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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