Katia Alexandre

Metal geochemistry in bottom sediments from an urbanized tropical estuary: implications for land disposal of dredged materials

Abstract The Fundão canal (RJ/Brazil) is an urbanized estuary impacted by eutrophication, metal contamination and silting, and was subjected to dredging operations to fulfill the demands of the 2016 Olympic Games. Given the scarcity of studies focused on the degradation of tropic...