Mercury distribution in abiotic and biological compartments within several estuarine systems from Argentina: 1980-2005 period

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-223

  De Marco, Silvia G ^a   Botté, Sandra E ^b   Marcovecchio, Jorge E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biological compartments; Bioaccumulation; Biomagnification; Estuaries; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC AND BIOLOGICAL COMPARTMENTS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; COLD VAPOR-ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

WATER ANALYSIS;

MERCURY;

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CALIBRATION; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FISH; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MERCURY; RIVERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA; SAMBOROMBON BAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33746815679     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.02.059     Document Type: Article

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