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International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJEES-112, 11 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2016/112
Research Article
Monitoring and Evolution of Highly Lead Polluted Coastal Environments: A Case Study in San Sim n Bay (NW Spain)

Álvarez-Iglesias P.1 , Rodríguez-Germade I.1, Belén Rubio1,*, Rey D.1 , Quintana B.2, Millos J.3

1Grupo GEOMA, Dpto. de Geociencias Marinas y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo (Pontevedra) 36310 Spain
2Laboratorio de Radiaciones Ionizantes, Dpto. de Física Fundamental, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, 37008, Spain
3Servicio de Seguridad Alimentaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, C.A.C.T.I., Universidade de Vigo, Vigo (Pontevedra) 36310, Spain
Dr. Belén Rubio, Grupo GEOMA, Dpto. de Geociencias Marinas y Ordenación del Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo (Pontevedra) 36310 Spain; E-mail: brubio@uvigo.es
19 February 2016; 08 July 2016; 10 July 2016
Álvarez-Iglesias P , Rodríguez-Germade I, Rubio B, Rey D , Quintana B, et al. (2016) Monitoring and Evolution of Highly Lead Polluted Coastal Environments: A Case Study in San Simón Bay (NW Spain). Int J Earth Environ Sci 1: 112. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-351X/2016/112
© 2016 Álvarez-Iglesias et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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