Major factors influencing the elemental composition of surface estuarine sediments: The case of 15 estuaries in Portugal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 135-146

  Mil Homens, M ^a,b   Vale, C ^a,b   Raimundo, J ^a,b   Pereira, P ^a   Brito, P ^a   Caetano, M ^a,b  

^a IPMA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pressure; Lithological influence; Portuguese estuaries; Sediments; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LITHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; LITHOLOGICAL INFLUENCE; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ESTUARIES;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; LITHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; LAGOON; LEACHING; PORTUGAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TOPOGRAPHY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARADE RIVER; AVE BASIN; BEJA [PORTUGAL]; FARO [PORTUGAL]; GUADIANA ESTUARY; LECA RIVER; MIRA ESTUARY; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SADO BASIN; TAGUS BASIN;

ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE; LITHOLOGICAL INFLUENCE; PORTUGUESE ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PORTUGAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84902839366     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.026     Document Type: Article

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