Biological and chemical characterization of harbour sediments from the Stockholm area

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-141

  Eklund, Britta ^a   Elfström, Maria ^a   Gallego, Irene ^b   Bengtsson, Bengt Erik ^a   Breitholtz, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti fouling paints; Ceramium; Nitocra; Sediment quality assessment; TBT

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; BIOASSAY; BOATING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; CRUSTACEAN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARBOR; INHIBITION; LEACHATE; LEACHING; MACROALGA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MORTALITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

ALGAE; CERAMIUM; CERAMIUM TENUICORNE; CRUSTACEA; NITOCRA; NITOCRA SPINIPES;

EID: 73249134937     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0149-y     Document Type: Article

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