Monitoring coastal pollution associated with the largest oil refinery complex of Venezuela

This study evaluated pollution levels in water and sediments of Península de Paraguaná and related these levels with benthic macrofauna along a coastal area where the largest Venezuelan oil refineries have operated over the past 60 years. For this, the concentration of heavy metals, of hydrocarbon c...

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Main Authors: Aldo Croquer, David Bone, Carolina Bastidas, Ruth Ramos, Elia García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
TPH
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2171.pdf