Sedimentary record of anthropogenic metal inputs in the Tagus prodelta (Portugal)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 381-392

  Mil Homens, M ^a   Branco, V ^b   Vale, C ^b   Boer, W ^c   Alt Epping, U ^d   Abrantes, F ^a   Vicente, M ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enrichment factors; Organic matter; Portugal; Tagus prodelta; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; ORGANIC MATTER; POINT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; TREND ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 58749116603     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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