Accumulation and transfer of Hg, As, Se, and other metals in the sediment-vegetation-crab-human food chain in the coastal zone of the northern Brazilian state of Pará (Amazonia)

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 477-494

  Vilhena, Maria S P ^a   Costa, Marcondes L ^a   Berredo, Jose Francisco ^a  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Crabs; Mangroves; Metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; METAL; SELENIUM;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MANGROVE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERALOGY; PH; SALINITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BRACHYURA; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BRACHYURA; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; METALS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SELENIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 84879784792     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-013-9509-z     Document Type: Article

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