Heavy metals in recent sediments and bottom-fish under the influence of tanneries in South Brazil

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 307-327

  Rodrigues, Maria Lucia Kolowski ^a,b   Formoso, Milton Luiz Laquintinie ^b  

^a Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bottom fish; Brazil; Chromium; Heavy metals; Mercury; Risk analysis; River sediment; Tanneries

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FISH; RINELORICARIA CADEAE; RIVER SEDIMENT; TANNERIES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL;

BIOMARKERS; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHROMIUM; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RINELORICARIA CADEAE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAZIL; CADEIA RIVER; FEITORIA RIVER; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

RINELORICARIA;

EID: 33748442288     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9170-6     Document Type: Article

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