Changes of heavy metal and PCB contents in surficial sediments of the barcelona harbour after the opening of a new entrance

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 204, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 271-284

  Gibert, Oriol ^a   Martínez Lladó, Xavier ^a   Martí, Vicens ^a   Díez, Sergi ^b   Romo, Javier ^c   Bayona, Josep M ^b   De Pablo, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c Departament de Seguretat Industrial i Medi Ambient   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona harbour; Heavy metals; PCBs; Pollution; Surficial sediments

Indexed keywords

BARCELONA; BARCELONA HARBOUR; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PASSENGER TRAFFIC; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER-FLUSHING;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; IMPURITIES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; ZINC;

WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARBOR; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PCB; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70949085319     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0044-6     Document Type: Article

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