The legacy of man-made organic compounds in surface sediments of Pina Sound and Suape Estuary, northeastern Brazil

Abstract Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are man-made organic chemicals that have adverse effects on aquatic organisms, sometimes altering ecosystem functioning with potential consequences for the coastal carbon cycle. This study assessed PCBs and OCPs in surfac...

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Main Authors: Gilvan Takeshi Yogui, Satie Taniguchi, Josilene da Silva, Daniele de Almeida Miranda, Rosalinda Carmela Montone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592018000100058&lng=en&tlng=en