Organochlorine contamination (PCBs, DDTs, HCB, HCHs) in sediments from Cienfuegos bay, Cuba

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1619-1624

  Tolosa, I ^a   Mesa Albernas, M ^b   Alonso Hernandez, C M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

^b Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Caribbean sea; Cuba; DDT; Organochlorinated compounds; PCBs; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN SEA; CUBA; DDT; ORGANOCHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; PCBS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; DDE; DDT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY CONTROL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWER OUTFALL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CUBA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; CIENFUEGOS; CIENFUEGOS BAY; CUBA;

EID: 77956010749     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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