Sulphate reduction in the sediment of the Venice canals (Italy)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 10-12, 2007, Pages 415-424

  Zaggia, Luca ^a   Rosso, Jessica ^a   Zonta, Roberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anoxic sediment; Sulphate reduction; Sulphur speciation; Venice

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; REACTION RATES; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SULPHATE REDUCTION; SULPHUR SPECIATION; VENICE;

SEDIMENTS;

ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC MATTER; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE; SULFUR CYCLE;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; EFFLUENT; ITALY; METABOLISM; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEAWATER; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 36549074121     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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