Benthic biogeochemical cycling of mercury in two contaminated northern Adriatic coastal lagoons

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1777-1789

  Covelli, Stefano ^a   Emili, Andrea ^a   Acquavita, Alessandro ^a,b   Koron, Neza ^c,d   Faganeli, Jadran ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente del Friuli Venezia Giulia ARPA FVG   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Biogeochemical cycling; Contamination; Lagoon; Mercury; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COASTAL LAGOON; FOOD CHAIN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ADRIATIC SEA; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; GORIZIA; GRADO LAGOON; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RAVENNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA];

EID: 80052843996     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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