Relation of acid-volatile sulfides (AVS) with metals in sediments from eutrophicated estuaries: Is it limited by metal-to-AVS ratios?

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1606-1610

  Machado, Wilson ^a   Villar, Leonardo S ^a   Monteiro, Fabio F ^a   Viana, Luis C A ^a   Santelli, Ricardo E ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contamination; Estuaries; Metal interactions; Metal organic matter interaction; Metal sulfur interaction; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; COPPER; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; EUTROPHICATION; IRON; METAL BINDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SULFIDE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

EID: 78649527695     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0297-0     Document Type: Article

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