Long-term monitoring of metal pollution in sediments from the estuary of the nerbioi-ibaizabal river (2005-2010)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-139

  Gredilla, Ainara ^a   Fdez Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Silvia ^a   Arana, Gorka ^a   de Diego, Alberto ^a   Madariaga, Juan Manuel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Estuaries; Nerbioi Ibaizabal; Pollution monitoring; Risk assessment; Sediments; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; GEOACCUMULATION; PH; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE METAL;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; BIZKAIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84883789029     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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