Evaluation of the contamination of platinum in estuarine and coastal sediments (Tagus Estuary and Prodelta, Portugal)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 646-650

  Cobelo García, Antonio ^a   Neira, Patricia ^a   Mil Homens, Mario ^b   Caetano, Miguel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Catalytic converters; Coastal sediments; Contamination; Platinum; Tagus Estuary

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND VALUE; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; MIXED LAYER; PORTUGAL; PRODELTA; SHELF SEDIMENT; SUB-SURFACES; SURFACE ENRICHMENT; TAGUS ESTUARY; UPPER LAYER; VEHICULAR TRAFFIC;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; PLATINUM; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLATINUM;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PLATINUM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHELF SEDIMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TRAFFIC;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLATINUM; PORTUGAL; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 79952192463     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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