Mercury in coastal reclamation fills in southernmost Brazil: Historical and environmental facets

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1573-1576

  Mirlean, Nicolai ^a   Oliveira, Cristian ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deposit; Man made ground; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COASTAL ZONE; LAND RECLAMATION; LANDFILL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE [RIO GRANDE DO SUL]; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845706467     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0352.1     Document Type: Article

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