Distribution, enrichment and accumulation of heavy metals in coastal sediments of Salina Cruz Bay, México

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 211-230

  Gonzalez Macias C ^a   Schifter, I ^a   Lluch Cota, D B ^b   Mendez Rodriguez L ^b   Hernandez Vazquez S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bay of Salina Cruz; Enrichment factors; Geoaccumulation; Metal contamination; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEOACCUMULATION; METAL CONTAMINATION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEXICO; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAMPLE; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TREND STUDY; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MEXICO; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA; SALINA CRUZ BAY;

EID: 33748196930     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-1492-8     Document Type: Article

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