Mercury in salt marshes ecosystems: Halimione portulacoides as biomonitor

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1224-1229

  Valega M ^a   Lillebo A I ^a   Pereira, M E ^a   Cacador I ^b   Duarte, A C ^a   Pardal, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Halimione portulacoides; Mercury; Salt marshes

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BIOMONITOR; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; IN-SITU; LINEAR MODELS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MERCURY; MERCURY ACCUMULATIONS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTAMINATIONS; PLANT ORGANS; SALT MARSHES; SIGMOIDAL MODELS; SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; THREE STEPS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HALOPHYTE; LIFE CYCLE; ROOT; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL VARIATION; STEM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PORTUGAL; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AMARANTHACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; WATER; WETLANDS;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES;

EID: 54049144589     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.053     Document Type: Article

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