Natural and anthropogenic contamination of the Fratta-Gorzone river (Veneto, Italy)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 211-231

  Giusti, Lorenzo ^a   Taylor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium; Heavy metals; Italy; Leather tanneries; Sediment quality guidelines; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; ITALY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LEATHER TANNERIES; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERRIC OXIDE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; RIVER WATER; SCANDIUM; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT; PUMPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BED; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAM BED; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; MINERALS; RIVERS; TANNING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

EID: 35848934318     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9611-8     Document Type: Article

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