Monitoring of trace metals in coastal sediments from sites around Sardinia, Western Mediterranean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1577-1583

  Schintu, M ^a   Marras, B ^a   Maccioni, A ^a   Puddu, D ^a   Meloni, P ^a   Contu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Sardinia; Sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349298335     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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