Heavy metals, trace elements and sediment geochemistry at four Mediterranean fish farms

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 444, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-137

  Kalantzi, I ^a   Shimmield, T M ^b   Pergantis, S A ^a   Papageorgiou, N ^a   Black, K D ^b   Karakassis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish farm; Geochemistry; Heavy metals; Sediment; Trace element

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC LIFE; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONTAMINATION FACTORS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; FISH FARMS; FISH FEED; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; ORGANIC CONTENT; REFERENCE STATIONS; SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRIES; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; THRESHOLD EFFECT; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

AQUACULTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; OXIC SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PISCICULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BASS; CADMIUM; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; SEA BREAM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 84871670201     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.082     Document Type: Article

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