Macroalgae and DGT as indicators of available trace metals in marine coastal waters near a lead-zinc smelter

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 653-661

  Schintu, Marco ^a   Marras, Barbara ^a   Durante, Laura ^a   Meloni, Patrizia ^a   Contu, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; DGT; Marine macroalgae; Mediterranean sea; Smelters; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; LEAD; LEAD SMELTING; METALS; SEAWATER; ZINC; ZINC SMELTING;

BIOMONITORING; DGT; MARINE MACROALGAE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SMELTERS; TRACE METAL;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; MACROALGA; MARINE POLLUTION; MINING; SMELTING; TRACE METAL;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA;

TRACE ELEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BROWN ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREEN ALGA; ITALY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RED ALGA; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHLOROPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; PHAEOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77956145768     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1081-8     Document Type: Article

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