Ria Formosa, Faro (South Portugal)

Metal uptake rates in the water column; Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate metal concentrations in the water column; Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in sediments; Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in water bodies; Zooplankton and zoobenthos physiological condition parameters; Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks

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Data on heavy metals distribution in sediment, overlying and pore water, and in clams, from two locations in the study area. Toxicity is being evaluated through physiological measurements (respiration rates, clearance rates and absorption efficiency). Experiments on hypoxia and anoxia survival and its influence on accumulation rates are being developed.

New University of Lisbon, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (IMAR network)
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Monte de Caparica
Caparica

2829-516
Portugal