Distribution of trace metals in marine sediments of the Bay of Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca Island, Spain)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 695-706

  Moukhchan, F ^a   March, J G ^b   Cerda V ^b  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICP OES; Marine sediments; Palma de Mallorca Bay; Principal components analysis; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ICP-OES; MALLORCA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

ALUMINUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TIN; ZINC;

COPPER;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TIN; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; FRACTIONATION; GRAIN SIZE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRACTIONATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PALMA BAY; SPAIN;

EID: 84871953355     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2585-1     Document Type: Article

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