Comparing sediment quality in Spanish littoral areas affected by acute (Prestige, 2002) and chronic (Bay of Algeciras) oil spills

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 233-240

  Morales Caselles, C ^a,c   Kalman, J ^a,c   Riba, I ^a,c   DelValls, T A ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c Unidad Asociada de Calidad Ambiental Y Patología CSIC and UCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Contamination; Microtox ; PAHs; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COASTAL ZONES; IMPURITIES; OIL SPILLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIPODS; CHRONIC IMPACT; MARITIME; TOXIC EFFECTS;

SEDIMENTS;

METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AMPHIPOD; BIOASSAY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; OIL SPILL; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; INTERTIDAL ZONE; OIL SPILL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; SHIPS; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGECIRAS BAY; ANDALUCIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; GULF OF CADIZ; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA;

EID: 33846534777     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.04.042     Document Type: Article

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