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dc.contributor.authorLegorburu, Irati-
dc.contributor.authorGalparsoro, Ibon-
dc.contributor.authorLarreta, Joana-
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Jose German-
dc.contributor.authorBorja, Angel-
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-23T11:24:36Z-
dc.date.available2017-10-23T11:24:36Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifierISI:000327677300017-
dc.identifier.citationESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 2013, 134, 162-173-
dc.identifier.issn0272-7714-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/377-
dc.description.abstractRecent environmental legislation, worldwide, aims to restore and protect the quality of the marine environment. Within this context, in order to maintain the good functioning of marine ecosystems, sediment pollution monitoring is becoming increasingly important. Hence, for this contribution, the spatial distribution of Cd, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni and Pb accumulation areas were determined, for the sediments of the Basque continental shelf. Statistically-assisted Geographical Information System (GIS)-mapping techniques were used, in order to infer the processes responsible for such accumulations. Differences in contaminant entrance pathways were observed between sectors. However, hydrodynamic conditions favored the rapid dispersal of contaminants and their stable distribution. The methodology used resulted in a suitable approach for identifying contaminant distribution patterns, which could be used in environmental assessment processes. Nevertheless, an important knowledge gap on the distribution of contaminants in offshore sediments was identified. Extensions of actual monitoring programs are suggested, in order to improve the information available for identifying the behavior and process-drivers for contaminants in offshore systems. This would permit the achievement of a more complete approach, to understand the effects of land-derived contaminants, on offshore systems. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.-
dc.description.sponsorshipData for this study were obtained from different projects, funded by: the Department of Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government; and the Basque Water Agency (URA). Irati Legorburu was supported by a Ph.D. grant from the Ifiaki Goenaga Technological Centres Foundation of the Basque Country. We wish to thank Professor Michael Collins (SOES, University of Southampton and IKERBASQUE Fellow, PiE, University of the Basque Country) for kindly advising us on some details of this paper. We are grateful to 3 anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. This paper is contribution number 627 from the Marine Research Division (AZTI-Tecnalia).-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD-
dc.subjectsediment-
dc.subjectmetal-
dc.subjectenrichment factor-
dc.subjectgis-
dc.subjectcontinental shelf-
dc.subjectBasque Country-
dc.subjectBay of Biscay-
dc.subjectHEAVY-METALS-
dc.subjectMARINE-SEDIMENTS-
dc.subjectTRACE-METALS-
dc.subjectINFORMATION-SYSTEMS-
dc.subjectCOASTAL SEDIMENTS-
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGICAL APPROACH-
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER-
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC INPUTS-
dc.subjectNORTHERN SPAIN-
dc.subjectCONTAMINATION-
dc.titleSpatial distribution of metal accumulation areas on the continental shelf of the Basque Country (Bay of Biscay): A GIS-based approach-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.journalESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE-
dc.format.page162-173-
dc.format.volume134-
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government-
dc.contributor.funderBasque Water Agency (URA)-
dc.contributor.funderIfiaki Goenaga Technological Centres Foundation of the Basque Country-
dc.identifier.e-issn1096-0015-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2013.05.024-
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