Seasonal AVS-SEM relationship in sediments and potential bioavailability of metals in industrialized estuary, southeastern Brazil

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-272

  Nizoli, Erico Casare ^a   Luiz Silva, Wanilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AVS SEM criterion; Bioavailability; Estuarine region; Metals in sediments

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SULFIDE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; SULFIDES;

BRAZIL; CUBATAO; SANTOS ESTUARY; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84857914344     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9430-2     Document Type: Article

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