Metals in Coastal Environments of Latin America

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Heavy Metal Surveys in Brazilian Coastal Environments....Pages 3-8
Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments of the Blanca Bay, Argentina....Pages 9-15
A Preliminary Survey of Heavy Metal Concentrations in some Estuarine Organisms in the Littoral Zone of São Luis Island, Maranhão, Brazil....Pages 16-20
Study of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Tributary Rivers of the Jacarepagua Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, Through Sediment Analysis....Pages 21-29
Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Seawater and Sediments from Coastal Areas of the Southeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....Pages 30-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
A Geochemical and Statistical Approach for Assessing Metal Pollution in Coastal Sediments....Pages 47-58
Trace Metal Distribution in Sediments of the Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil....Pages 59-64
Atmospheric Lead Deposition into Guarapina Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil....Pages 65-76
Metal Ion Concentration in Sediments from Hellshire, a Jamaican Coastal Environment....Pages 77-85
Geochemical Distribution of Cd, Cu, Cr and Pb in Sediments of Estuarine Areas along the Southeastern Brazilian Coast....Pages 86-99
Behaviour of Pollutant Metals in Aquatic Sediments....Pages 100-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Fate of Metals in Biota and Biological Interactions in the Tropical Coastal Zone....Pages 109-121
Total Mercury Levels in Marine Organisms of the Bahia Blanca Estuarine Trophic Web....Pages 122-129
Uptake of Zn and Cd by Coastal Phytoplankton Species in Culture....Pages 130-139
Total Mercury, Cadmium and Lead Distribution in Tissues of the Southern Sea Lion ( Otaria flavescens ) in the Ecosystem of Mar del Plata, Argentina....Pages 140-146
Laboratory Experiments on 60 Co Bioaccumulation by Tropical Seaweeds....Pages 147-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Behaviour and Impact Assessment of Heavy Metals in Estuarine and Coastal Zones....Pages 157-198
Metal Cycles in Coastal Environments....Pages 199-214
Mineralogical Control of Heavy Metal Behaviour in Coastal Environments: Copper in Ribeira Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....Pages 215-221
Technetium in Coastal Environments: Field Observations and Laboratory Experiments....Pages 222-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Metal Monitoring in Coastal Environments....Pages 239-257
Multispecies Metal Monitoring in Tropical Brazilian Estuaries....Pages 258-269
Selected Bivalves for Monitoring of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Colombian Caribbean....Pages 270-275
 Eichhornia crassipes as a Biological Monitor of Heavy Metals in Surface Waters....Pages 276-285
Strategies for Biological Monitoring: The European Experience....Pages 286-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Metals in Coastal Environments of Latin America: Recommendations for a Critical Situation....Pages 295-297