Integrative sediment assessment at Atlantic Spanish harbours by means of chemical and ecotoxicological tools

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1305-1318

  Montero, N ^a   Belzunce Segarra, M J ^a   Menchaca, I ^a   Garmendia, J M ^a   Franco, J ^a   Nieto, O ^b   Etxebarria, N ^c  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic area; Bioassays; Contamination; Harbour sediments; Integrative assessment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; ATLANTIC AREA; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HARBOUR SEDIMENTS; INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE (SQGS);

AMMONIA; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; MAMMALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOXICITY;

SEDIMENTS;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; METAL; SEA WATER;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; HARBOR; METAL; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARACENTROTUS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [SPAIN]; BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; BIZKAIA; GALICIA [SPAIN]; GIPUZKOA; PASAJES; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; SPAIN; VIGO;

COROPHIUM; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; PARACENTROTUS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874438155     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2633-x     Document Type: Article

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