EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATE OF THE WESTERN SECTOR OF SEPETIBA BAY (SE BRAZIL): TRACE METAL CONTAMINATION

Sepetiba Bay located in Rio de Janeiro State (RJ), Southeast Brazil, is a region under heavy influence of seaports and mining. This feature puts at risk the quality of the local water system, especially due to the deposition of trace metals on the sediments. This work aimed to report the values of t...

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Main Authors: SHÉRON JOYCE DÍAZ MORALES, JOSEFA VARELA GUERRA, MÁRCIA ANDRÉIA DA SILVA NUNES, ARIADNE MARRA DE SOUZA, MAURO CÉSAR GERALDES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Sedimentary Environments
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Online Access:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/jse/article/view/43764