Sediment concentrations of trace metals in the Berre lagoon (France): An assessment of contamination

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-385

  Accornero, Alessandra ^a   Gnerre, Rossella ^a   Manfra, Loredana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Metal Pollution Index; NW Mediterranean; Sediments; TEL and ER L benchmarks; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BENCHMARKING; COASTAL LAGOON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; FRANCE; LAGOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; ETANG DE BERRE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40549089857     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9049-6     Document Type: Article

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