Comparative sediment quality assessment in different littoral ecosystems from Spain (Gulf of Cadiz) and Brazil (Santos and São Vicente estuarine system)

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-435

  Cesar, A ^a,b   Choueri, R B ^b   Riba, I ^b,c   Morales Caselles, C ^b,c   Pereira, C D S ^a   Santos, A R ^a   Abessa, D M S ^d   DelValls, T A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA CECÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b Department of Physical Chemistry   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuary; Multivariate analysis; Sediment contamination; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WEATHERING;

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT TOXICITY;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VANADIUM; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ESTUARY; HUMAN; LITTORAL SPECIES; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGECIRAS BAY; ANDALUCIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADARRANQUE ESTUARY; GULF OF CADIZ; HUELVA ESTUARY; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SANTOS ESTUARY; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO VICENTE ESTUARY; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; SUGARCANE STREAK VIRUS; SULFOLOBUS SPINDLE-SHAPED VIRUS 1;

EID: 34047236272     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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