Diagenesis and anthropogenesis of metals in the recent Holocene sedimentary record of the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1122-1129

  Rubio, B ^a   Alvarez Iglesias P ^a   Vilas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic influence; Diagenesis; R a de Vigo; Sequential extraction; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; BCR SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; EARLY DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FRACTION DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY CORE; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; METAL CONTENT; NW SPAIN; ORGANIC MATTER; RECENT HOLOCENE; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TRACE METAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; EXTRACTION; LEAD; MARINE BIOLOGY; METALS; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC;

METAL RECOVERY;

COPPER; LEAD; ZINC; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TRACE METAL;

ANTHROPOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGENESIS; FRACTIONATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY; HOLOCENE; HYDRODYNAMICS; METALLATION; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SPAIN; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; METALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SPAIN;

EID: 77954029686     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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