Integrated approach to sediment pollution: A case study in the Gulf of Trieste

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1650-1657

  Cibic, T ^a   Acquavita, A ^b   Aleffi, F ^b   Bettoso, N ^b   Blasutto, O ^b   De Vittor, C ^a   Falconi, C ^a   Falomo, J ^b   Faresi, L ^b   Predonzani, S ^b   Tamberlich, F ^b   Fonda Umani, S ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ITALY; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PARTICLE SIZE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ADRIATIC SEA; GULF OF TRIESTE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 49849090083     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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