Distribution of rare earth elements in marine sediments from the Strait of Sicily (western Mediterranean Sea): Evidence of phosphogypsum waste contamination

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 182-191

  Tranchida, G ^a   Oliveri, E ^a   Angelone, M ^b   Bellanca, A ^c   Censi, P ^a,c   D'Elia, M ^a   Neri, R ^c   Placenti, F ^a   Sprovieri, M ^a   Mazzola, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Marine sediments; Phosphogypsum contamination; Rare earth elements; Strait of Sicily

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE FRACTION; COARSE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; FRACTIONATION PATTERNS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MEAN VALUES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; STRAIT OF SICILY; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CLAY MINERALS; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; GYPSUM; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MARINE POLLUTION; RARE EARTHS; SCANDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CERIUM; DYSPROSIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANIDE; LANTHANUM; LUTETIUM; NEODYMIUM; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PRASEODYMIUM; SCANDIUM; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTERBIUM; YTTRIUM;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; EFFLUENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FRACTIONATION; GYPSUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ITALY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

CALCIUM SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, RARE EARTH; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

STRAIT OF SICILY;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 78751642822     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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