Water, sediments and fishes: First multi compartment assessment of metal pollution in a coastal environment from the SW Atlantic

This is an integrated assessment of the distribution of Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb in dissolved water, sediments and muscle fish tissues (Cynoscion guatucupa, Micropogonias furnieri, Mustelus schmitti and Ramnogaster arcuata) from the Bahia Blanca estuary, Argentina. Within the water fraction (mu g L-1), Hg and Pb concentrations ranged from below the limit of detection (

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This study provides an integrated assessment of the distribution of Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb in dissolved water, sediments, and fish muscle tissues in the Bahia Blanca estuary, Argentina. Concentrations of Hg and Pb in the water fraction were below the limit of detection.