Levels and spatial distribution of inorganic and organic contaminants in sediments along the Bilbao estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2094-2099

  Prieto, A ^a   Zuloaga, O ^a   Usobiaga, A ^a   Bartolome L ^a   Fernandez L A ^a   Etxebarria, N ^a   Ciprain, E ^b   Alonso, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYLTIN DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SPRING; SUMMER;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RIVERS; SEASONS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

EID: 57049113756     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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