An integrated approach to the assessment of pollutant delivery chronologies to impacted areas: Hg in the augusta bay (Italy)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2040-2046

  Bellucci, Luca Giorgio ^a   Giuliani, Silvia ^a   Romano, Stefania ^a   Albertazzi, Sonia ^a   Mugnai, Cristian ^a   Frignani, Mauro ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CARBON AND NITROGEN; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN SIZE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLLUTION LEVEL; RE-SUSPENSION; SAMPLING SITE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC PROFILES; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CESIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LEAD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WASTE TREATMENT;

DREDGING;

CESIUM 137; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LEAD 210; MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BATHYMETRY; BULK DENSITY; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DREDGING; GRAIN SIZE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEAD ISOTOPE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERALOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT; RESOLUTION; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEISMIC METHOD; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BAY; BULK DENSITY; CHRONOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; MAGNETISM; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUGUSTA BAY; ITALY; SICILY; SIRACUSA;

EID: 84857759875     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203054c     Document Type: Article

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