Effects of dredging operations on sediment quality: Contaminant mobilization in dredged sediments from the Port of Santos, SP, Brazil

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-432

  Torres, Ronaldo J ^a   Abessa, Denis M S ^b   Santos, Fernando C ^a   Maranho, Luciane A ^b   Davanso, Marcela B ^b   do Nascimento, Marcos R L ^c   Mozeto, Antonio A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dredging; Metals; Persistent organic compounds; Santos harbor; Sediments

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PERSISTENCE; PORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; WATER FLOW;

BRAZIL; SANTOS; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 70350137949     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0121-x     Document Type: Article

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