Key issues on sediment quality assessment: A review of South American research with emphasis on Brazil

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-22

  Nascimento, Iracema Andrade ^a  

^a Faculty of Technology and Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Sediment characterization; Sediment quality criteria; Sediment toxicity; Sediments' triad

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847345510     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980701209189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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