Anthropogenic influence on the organic fraction of sediments in two contrasting estuaries: A biochemical approach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-414

  Cotano, U ^a   Villate, F ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Biochemical composition; Estuaries; Organic matter; Sediments; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; COMPOSITION; ESTUARIES; MARINE POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

BAY OF BISCAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBOHYDRATE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARY; ORGANIC WASTE; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; EURASIA; EUROPE; MUNDAKA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

EID: 33646480903     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.027     Document Type: Article

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