Distribution of several heavy metals in tidal flats sediments within bahía blanca estuary (Argentina)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 371-388

  Botté, Sandra Elizabeth ^a,b   Freije, Ruben Hugo ^b   Marcovecchio, Jorge Eduardo ^a,c,d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^d Universidad FASTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bah a Blanca Estuary; Environment; Estuarine intertidal sediments; Heavy metals; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; EXTRACTION; LEAD; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); METAL RECOVERY; METALS; POLLUTION; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WETLANDS;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EXTRACTION METHOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LEAD; PARTITIONING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

EID: 77953620772     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0260-0     Document Type: Article

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