Background values, distribution and contamination of metals in the sediments of the Pontevedra Ria (NW Spain)

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 557-568

  Marmolejo Rodriguez, A J ^a   Cobelo Garcia, A ^a   Prego, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Contamination point sources; Galicia; Metals; Ria sediments

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; HYDROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; INORGANIC PARAMETERS; NORMALIZED ENRICHMENT FACTORS (NEF);

CADMIUM;

EID: 35648961385     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380701623370     Document Type: Article

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