Trace metals and organic compounds in the benthic environment of a subtropical embayment (Ubatuba Bay, Brazil)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1098-1105

  Muniz, Pablo ^a   Pires Vanin, Ana M S ^b   Martins, César C ^b,c   Montone, Rosalinda C ^b   Bícego, Márcia C ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRACE METAL;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BRAZIL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

BRAZIL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; UBATUBA BAY;

EID: 33749074659     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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