Sediment quality assessment in a tropical estuary: The case of Ceará River, Northeastern Brazil

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-96

  Nilin, Jeamylle ^a   Moreira, Lucas Buruaem ^a,b   Aguiar, José Edvar ^a   Marins, Rozane ^a   Moledo de Souza Abessa, Denis ^b   Monteiro da Cruz Lotufo, Tito ^a   Costa Lotufo, Letícia Veras ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Estuarine ecosystems; Metals; Pollution; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; INDEX OF GEO ACCUMULATIONS; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL; SEDIMENT WATER INTERFACE; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; ESTUARIES; LEAD; MAMMALS; MARINE POLLUTION; METALS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; RUNOFF; ZINC;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY; TROPICAL REGION;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; DEVELOPMENT; EFFLUENT; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SEA URCHIN; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SURVIVAL;

CEARA BASIN; ROMANIA;

AMPHIPODA; COPEPODA; ECHINOIDEA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; METALS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COPEPODA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SEA URCHINS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887180771     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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