Geochemical and ecotoxicological assessment for estuarine surface sediments from Southern Brazil

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-79

  Rodrigues, Sarah K ^a,b   Abessa, Denis M S ^c   Machado, Eunice C ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Echinometra lucunter; Eutrophication; Guaratuba bay; Heavy metals; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Phosphorous; Tiburonella viscana

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION SOURCES; ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; GUARATUBA BAY; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; PHOSPHOROUS; THRESHOLD EFFECT LEVELS; TIBURONELLA VISCANA;

CONSERVATION; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTS;

TOXICITY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PROTECTED AREA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BAY; BRAZIL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

BRAZIL; GUARATUBA BAY; PARANA [BRAZIL];

ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER;

ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER; EUTROPHICATION; GUARATUBA BAY; HEAVY METALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHOROUS; TIBURONELLA VISCANA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BAYS; BRAZIL; CARBON; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA URCHINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887203719     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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