Concentration of arsenic in water, sediments and fish species from naturally contaminated rivers

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-214

  Rosso, Juan José ^a   Schenone, Nahuel F ^a,b   Pérez Carrera, Alejo ^a,b   Fernández Cirelli, Alicia ^a  

^a Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Arsenic; Biomonitoring; Freshwater biota; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; METABOLISM; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARGENTINA;

RHAMDIA QUELEN;

EID: 84874569324     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9476-9     Document Type: Article

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