A Turner, GE Millward - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2002 - Elsevier
Suspended particles are instrumental in controlling the reactivity, transport and biological impacts of substances in aquatic environments, and provide a crucial link for chemical …
Trace metals have the potential to associate with sediments that have been recognised as significant source of contamination for the benthic environment. The current study aims …
R Prego, A Cobelo-Garcıa - Environmental Pollution, 2003 - Elsevier
The 18 Galician Rias, comprising 25% of the Iberian Peninsula coastline, form a unique system within the European continental Atlantic coast and provide a useful reference area …
In bacteria a metal may be defined as bioavailable if it crosses the cytoplasmic membrane to reach the cytoplasm. Once inside the cell, specific metal resistance systems may be …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In April 2000, the Contaminated Land Regulations in England (Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part IIA) came into force. This placed duties on local …
Marine polychaetes and fish are known to ingest polystyrene microparticles in the environment. Laboratory microplastic feeding experiments have demonstrated that plastic …
CJM Berger, SM Lippiatt, MG Lawrence… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In order to determine the total concentration of bioavailable trace metals in seawater, measurement of both the dissolved and labile particulate fractions is necessary. Comparison …
The bioavailable fraction of metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, Mn, Pb, Ni, Fe, and Cr) in sediments of the Huelva estuary and its littoral of influence has been estimated carrying out the most popular …
SH Peng, WX Wang, X Li, YF Yen - Chemosphere, 2004 - Elsevier
We quantified the concentrations and distributions of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the sediments of Tuen Mun River, Hong Kong. The potential bioavailability of metals was …