Heavy metal and PCB spatial distribution pattern in sediments within an urban catchment—contribution of historical pollution sources

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2594-2605

  Dias Ferreira, Celia ^a,b   Pato, Rosinda L ^a   Varejão, Jorge B ^a   Tavares, Alexandre O ^c   Ferreira, Antonio J D ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Historic pollution; Pb; PCB; River sediments; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLOODING; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POPULATION;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO RIVER; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84991109233     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-016-1542-y     Document Type: Article

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