Heavy metal distribution in surface sediments from the continental shelf adjacent to Nazaré canyon

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2420-2432

  Oliveira, A ^a   Palma, C ^a   Valenca M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO HIDROGRÁFICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Nazar canyon; Portugal; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN IMPACT; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); NAZARE CANYON;

EID: 80054019134     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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