Speciation of heavy metals in estuarine sediments in the northeast of Brazil |
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Authors: | Brayner F M da Silva H K Barbosa A M |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 247 667, India;(2) Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar, 500 007, India |
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Abstract: | An analytical procedure involving a three-step sequential extraction was used to determine the chemical association of heavy metals (Zn, Cr, Mn and Fe) with the major phases (exchangable, reducible and oxidizable) in samples from a fishpond of estuarine sediments. The pond is located in the Capibaribe River estuary, within the boundaries of the city of Recife, in the State of Pernambuco in the northeast of Brazil. The total metal content was determined as well. All metals were extracted from the residual fraction at a percentage greater than 50%. |
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Keywords: | Aquatic environments Brazil chromium Cr Fe heavy metals iron manganese metals Mn sediments, estuarine speciation of metals zinc Zn |
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