Geochemical and microfaunal proxies to assess environmental quality conditions during the recovery process of a heavily polluted estuary: The Bilbao estuary case (N. Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-27

  Leorri, E ^a   Cearreta, A ^a   Irabien, M J ^a   Yusta, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Bilbao estuary; Environmental monitoring; Heavy metals and As; Regeneration scheme

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; RESTORATION; SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BILBAO ESTUARY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MICROFAUNA; REGENERATION SCHEME;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 43049122394     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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