Deep-sea foraminifera from the Cassidaigne Canyon (NW Mediterranean): Assessing the environmental impact of bauxite red mud disposal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1895-1910

  Fontanier, C ^a,b,c   Fabri, M C ^d   Buscail, R ^e   Biscara, L ^c   Koho, K ^f   Reichart, G J ^f   Cossa, D ^d   Galaup, S ^g   Chabaud, G ^c   Pigot, L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Laboratory for the Study of Marine Bio Indicators LEBIM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g ENSEGID IPB EA 4592   (France)

Author keywords

Bauxite red mud; Benthic foraminifera; Cassidaigne Canyon; Hydro sedimentary pollution; Organic compounds; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASIS; BAUXITE RESIDUE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CASSIDAIGNE CANYON; COMMUNITY IS; DOWNSLOPE; FORAMINIFERAL FAUNAS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NW MEDITERRANEAN; RED MUD; TRACE METAL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRESSES; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANADIUM;

ANIMALS;

CHROMIUM; IRON; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; BAUXITE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOAVAILABILITY; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BULIMINIA MARGINATA; DEEP SEA; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FORAMINIFER; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GYROIDINA UMBONATA; MECHANICAL STRESS; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES DOMINANCE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORAMINIFERA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; ROBOTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CASSIS; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

BULIMINA MARGINATA; FORAMINIFERA; GYROIDINA;

EID: 84865361963     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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