Methodological approach for metal pollution evaluation in sediments collected from the Taranto Gulf

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1273-1290

  Cardellicchio, N ^a   Buccolieri, A ^b   Leo, A D ^a   Librando, V ^c   Minniti, Z ^c   Spada, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geoaccumulation index; Heavy metals; Marine sediments; Sediment quality guidelines; Taranto (40 28' N; 17 15' E)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; COASTAL AREA; CONTAMINATED AREAS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IONIAN SEA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL LEVELS; METAL POLLUTION; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; POLLUTED AREA; RANGE MEDIAN; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SOUTHERN ITALY; THRESHOLD EFFECT LEVELS;

CADMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TIN;

SEDIMENTS;

BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOACCUMULATION; GUIDELINE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOFTWARE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TARANTO;

EID: 70350769084     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802616494     Document Type: Article

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