DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICULATE TRACE-METAL IN PATOS LAGOON ESTUARY (BRAZIL)

Authors
NIENCHESKI LF WINDOM HL SMITH R
Citation
Lf. Niencheski et al., DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICULATE TRACE-METAL IN PATOS LAGOON ESTUARY (BRAZIL), Marine pollution bulletin, 28(2), 1994, pp. 96-102
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Marine pollution bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025326X
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
96 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-326X(1994)28:2<96:DOPTIP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
An attempt to assess natural vs. unnatural contributions to particulat e metal concentrations in the estuarine region of Pato Lagoon was made . Particulate samples were collected under seasonal extremes of river discharge and should therefore reflect a wide range of conditions whic h potentially influence particulate metal levels. High excess metal fl uxes observed for copper and lead reflect either inputs related to a u nique industrial activity occurring in the watershed of Patos Lagoon.