Metal contamination in Portman Bay (Murcia, SE Spain) 15 years after the cessation of mining activities;Contaminación por metales en la bahía de Portmán (Murcia, SE España) 15 años después del cese de las actividades mineras

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-398

  Benedicto, J ^a   Martinez Gomez C ^a   Guerrero, J ^a   Jornet, A ^a   Rodriguez C ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mine tailings; Mullus barbatus; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Trace metals; Western mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; MINING; POLLUTION EFFECT; TAILINGS; TELEOST; TRACE METAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MURCIA [SPAIN]; PORTMAN BAY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 54849432216     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v34i3.1391     Document Type: Article

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