Mercury distribution in a mangrove tidal creek affected by intensive shrimp farming

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 537-541

  Costa, B G B ^a   Soares, T M ^a   Torres, R F ^a   Lacerda, L D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mangrove; Mercury; Shrimp aquaculture

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CONTENTS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MANGROVE; MERCURY DISTRIBUTION; SHRIMP AQUACULTURE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SHELLFISH;

MERCURY; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84876287888     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0957-4     Document Type: Article

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