@article{fdi:010048170,
  title = {{C}omposición elemental y contenido de metales en sedimentos marinos de la bahía {M}ejillones del {S}ur, {C}hile : evaluación ambiental de la zona costera},
  author = {{V}ald{\`e}s, {J}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah},
  editor = {},
  language = {{SPA}},
  abstract = {{T}he total carbon, total nitrogen, total sulphur, organic matter, {N}i, {C}d, {P}b, {C}u, and {Z}n concentrations were measured in coastal sediments (10 m water depth) at eight stations in {M}ejillones {B}ay. {T}he elemental composition of these sediments is a function of the autochthonous organic matter generated in this coastal system. {T}he order of abundance for the metals was: {Z}n > {C}u > {N}i > {P}b > {C}d. {T}he metal content is not explained by the organic matter content or grain size of these coastal sediments. {T}he evaluation of the concentration metals in the sediments showed that {N}i, {Z}n, and {P}b are slightly enriched at the present, although with values that are similar to preindustrial concentrations. {A} cluster analysis of the similarity in the study area separated the {M}ejillones coast into two main zones: one related to the industrial activity developed in this bay and the other related to the urban develop of {M}ejillones city, with characteristics similar to environments free of direct human activity.},
  keywords = {marine sediments ; heavy metals ; elemental analysis ; {M}ejillones ; {C}hile},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}atin {A}merican {J}ournal of {A}quatic {R}esearch},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {131--141},
  ISSN = {0718-560{X}},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.3856/vol37-issue2-fulltext-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048170},
}