Spatial distribution of sedimentary linear alkylbenzenes and faecal steroids of Santos Bay and adjoining continental shelf, SW Atlantic, Brazil: Origin and fate of sewage contamination in the shallow coastal environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1359-1363

  Martins, César C ^a,b   Ferreira, Juliana A ^b   Taniguchi, Satie ^b   Mahiques, Michel M ^b   Bícego, Márcia C ^b   Montone, Rosalinda C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; STEROID;

BENZENE; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FECAL COLIFORM; SEWAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FECES; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; URBAN AREA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; STEROIDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC COAST [BRAZIL]; ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; BRAZIL; SANTOS BAY; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46149097144     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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