The impact of a rudimentary landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 150-162

  Denton, G R W ^a   Morrison, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SILVER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

LANDFILL; MARINE POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LANDFILL; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEA CUCUMBER; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

ALGAE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GUAM; INVERTEBRATES; METALS, HEAVY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAGO BAY;

EID: 58149302841     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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