Evaluating contamination of dredges and disposal criteria in Greek coastal areas

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 811-818

  Leotsinidis, Michalis ^a   Sazakli, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contamination degree; Dredging; Dumping; Sediments; SQGs

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DREDGING; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINATION DEGREE; DUMPING;

DREDGES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

COASTAL ZONES; DREDGES; DREDGING; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONE; COPPER; DREDGING; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NICKEL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DUMPING; ECOSYSTEM; PH MEASUREMENT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREECE; METALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44149124836     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.02.049     Document Type: Article

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