Labile copper and zinc fractions under different salinity conditions in a shipyard area in the patos lagoon estuary, south of Brazil

Copper and zinc are common elements in paint residues and can be toxic to estuarine organisms. This study aims to determine the labile dissolved and labile particulate fractions (LPFs) of copper and zinc in the estuarine waters of a shipyard in southern Brazil under different salinity levels and in...

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Main Authors: Luiza Dy Fonseca Costa, Maria Regina de Oliveira Casartelli, Mônica Wallner-Kersanach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2013-01-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
DGT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422013000800002&lng=en&tlng=en