The contribution of heavy metal pollution derived from highway runoff to Guanabara Bay sediments: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

The contribution of heavy metal pollution derived from highway runoff to Guanabara Bay sediments: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

In this study, geochemical and particle size analyses of thirty-four street sediment samples collected from an urban environment around Guanabara Bay, shows highway run-off to be a potential source of heavy metals for the pollution of near-shore sedimentary deposits. Concentrations of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edisio Pereira, José A. Baptista-Neto, Bernard J. Smith, John J. Mcallister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2007-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
metais pesados
escoamento urbano
Baía de Guanabara
heavy metals
urban runoff
Guanabara Bay
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652007000400013

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652007000400013

Similar Items