An ecotoxicological analysis of the sediment quality in a European Atlantic harbor emphasizes the current limitations of the Water Framework Directive

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-204

  Gonçalves, Sandra F ^a   Calado, Ricardo ^a   Gomes, Newton C M ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Loureiro, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atlantic area; Bioassays; Elutriates; Microtox ; Rotoxkit M ; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC AREA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CONSERVATIVE APPROACHES; ELUTRIATES; MICROTOX; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

CHROMIUM; LEAD; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE;

BIOASSAY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HARBOR; METAL; PAH; PARAMETERIZATION; PCB; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CHLORINATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RELIABILITY; ROTIFERA; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PORTUGAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; AVEIRO [AVEIRO (DST)]; AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS;

EID: 84879880782     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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