Heavy metal levels in surface waters from a tropical river basin, Pernambuco State, northeastern Brazil = Níveis de metais pesados em águas superficiais de um rio tropical, Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil

Monthly, the distribution and enrichment of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb and Zn) in surface waters were examined at eight sampling sites, in Tapacurá river (Pernambuco State, Brazil), from March 1997 to December 1998 and from June 2005 to March 2006. On average, metal levels ranged from 0.30 to 4.22...

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Main Authors: Marc Bouvy, Fabio Marques Aprile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2010-10-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/5231/5231