One century sedimentary record of Hg and Pb pollution in the Sagua estuary (Cuba) derived from 210Pb and 137Cs chronology

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 4-7, 2009, Pages 108-115

  Diaz Asencio M ^a   Alonso Hernandez C M ^a   Bolanos Alvarez Y ^a   Gomez Batista M ^a   Pinto, V ^b   Morabito, R ^b   Hernandez Albernas J I ^c   Eriksson, M ^d   Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^d  

^a Centro de Estudio Ambientales de Cienfuegos   (Cuba)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c Centro de Estudios y Servicios Ambientales   (Cuba)

^d IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Chlor alkali plant; Chronology; Cs 137; Cuba; Hg; Pb; Pb 210; Sagua la Grande

Indexed keywords

CHLOR-ALKALI PLANT; CHRONOLOGY; CS-137; CUBA; HG; PB; PB-210; SAGUA LA GRANDE;

CESIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM 137; IRON; LEAD 210; MERCURY; RADIUM; SILICON; TITANIUM;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; DATING METHOD; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CUBA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CUBA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; MERCURY; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 67649497618     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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