An evaluation of trace metal distribution, enrichment factors and risk in sediments of a coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2043-2052

  Ramiro Pastorinho, M ^a   Telfer, Trevor C ^b   Nogueira, António J A ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Ranville, James F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Metal; Sediment; Sediment quality guideline

Indexed keywords

METALS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; IBERIAN PENINSULA; REGRESSION METHOD; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT-BOUND METALS; TRACE METAL DISTRIBUTION;

SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL LAGOON; GEOACCUMULATION; GUIDELINE; POINT SOURCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO;

EID: 84869193694     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1643-x     Document Type: Article

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