Analysis and assessment of trace element contamination in offshore sediments of the Augusta Bay (SE Sicily): A multivariate statistical approach based on canonical correlation analysis and mixture density estimation approach

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 428-442

  Di Leonardo, Rossella ^a   Adelfio, Giada ^a   Bellanca, Adriana ^a   Chiodi, Marcello ^a   Mazzola, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Augusta Bay; Box core Sediment; Canonical Correlation Analysis; Offshore; Pre industrial Level; Trace Elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUGUSTA BAY; ITALY; SICILY; SIRACUSA;

EID: 84887815419     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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