Physicochemical and ecotoxicological evaluation of estuarine water quality during a dredging operation

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-76

  Urban, Sandro R ^a   Corrêa, Albertina X R ^a   Schettini, Carlos A F ^a,b   Schwingel, Paulo R ^a   Sperb, Rafael M ^a   Radetski, Claudemir M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dredging; Ecotoxicology; Environmental impact; Estuaries; Metals; PAHs; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; METAL; PAH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

BRAZIL; ITAJAI-ACU ESTUARY; SANTA CATARINA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 73249118867     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0156-z     Document Type: Article

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