Effects of iron-ore mining and processing on metal bioavailability in a tropical coastal lagoon

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-252

  Pereira, Adriana Alves ^a   Van Hattum, Bert ^a   Brouwer, Abraham ^a   Van Bodegom, Peter Michiel ^b   Rezende, Carlos Eduardo ^c   Salomons, Wim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Iron ore mining; Speciation; Trace metals; Tropical lagoon

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL ZONE; IRON ORE; LAGOON; MINING; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRACE METAL; WASTEWATER;

BRAZIL; ESPIRITO SANTO; IRON QUADRANGLE; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 50849121434     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-008-0017-1     Document Type: Article

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