Accumulation and distribution of Hg and 210Pb in superficial sediments from a coastal lagoon in the SE Gulf of California associated with urban-industrial and port activities

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2729-2739

  Raygoza Viera, J R ^a,b   Ruiz Fernandez A C ^a   Ruelas Inzunza, J ^b   Alonso Hernandez C ^c   Perez Bernal L H ^a   Paez Osuna F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Tecnológico de Mazatlán ITM   (Mexico)

^c Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

210Pb in superficial sediments; Estero de Ur as coastal lagoon; Gulf of California; Hg contamination

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL LAGOONS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL VARIABLES; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; SUPERFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

LAKES;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL LAGOON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD ISOTOPE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84907710602     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3178-9     Document Type: Article

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