Contaminant fate and transport in the Venice Lagoon: Results from a multi-segment multimedia model

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-230

  Sommerfreund, J K ^a   Gandhi, N ^a   Diamond, M L ^a   Mugnai, C ^b   Frignani, M ^b   Capodaglio, G ^c   Gerino, M ^d   Bellucci, L G ^b   Giuliani, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Contaminant fate modelling; In place pollution; Metals; OCDD F; PCBs; Source apportionment; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; OCTACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; OCTACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN FURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 180; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FURAN; LAGOON; MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; LAGOON; LAKE SEDIMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PROCESS MODEL; RIVER BASIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FURANS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADRIATIC SEA; CHIOGGIA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 77649191095     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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