Evaluation of heavy metals and arsenic speciation discharged by the industrial activity on the Tinto-Odiel estuary, SW Spain

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-411

  Pérez López, Rafael ^a,b   Nieto, José Miguel ^b   López Cascajosa, M José ^b   Díaz Blanco, M Jesús ^b   Sarmiento, Aguasanta M ^b,c   Oliveira, Vanesa ^b   Sánchez Rodas, Daniel ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic speciation; Heavy metal discharge; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Industrial activity; R a of Huelva

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC SPECIATION; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; IBERIAN PYRITE BELTS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY; MINING ACTIVITIES; SW SPAIN;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; ESTUARIES; INDUSTRY; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; TITANIUM; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; ODIEL ESTUARY; SPAIN; TINTO ESTUARY;

EID: 79751531299     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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