Historical flux of mercury associated with mining and industrial sources in the Marano and Grado Lagoon (northern Adriatic Sea)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-19

  Covelli, Stefano ^a   Langone, Leonardo ^b   Acquavita, Alessandro ^a,c   Piani, Raffaella ^a   Emili, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Contamination; Geochronology; Lagoon; Mercury; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CLAM FISHERY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING; MINING INDUSTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; GORIZIA; GRADO LAGOON; GULF OF TRIESTE; IDRIJA; ITALY; MARANO LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SLOVENIA; UDINE;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84867909761     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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