Monitoring trace elements (Al, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn) in deep and surface waters of the estuary of the Nerbioi-Ibaizabal River (Bay of Biscay, Basque Country)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 332-341

  Fernández, Silvia ^a   Villanueva, Unai ^a   de Diego, Alberto ^a   Arana, Gorka ^a   Madariaga, Juan Manuel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Basque Country; Bay of Biscay; Chemometric analysis; Estuarine waters; European Union; Monitoring programs; Natural waters; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

BASQUE COUNTRY; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE WATERS; EUROPEAN UNION; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NATURAL WATERS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIBUTARY;

ASUA RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALINDO RIVER; GOBELA RIVER; NERBIOI-IBAIZABAL RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 43449131263     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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