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The Brazilian coast presents a great diversity of landforms and habitats, including almost all types of coastal ecosystems, from equatorial to temperate regions. The coastline can be roughly divided in four major units with specific characteristics which distinctly affect the fate of heavy metals in each area (Fig. 1).
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Pfeiffer, W.C., Fiszman, M., Lacerda, L.C. (1988). Heavy Metal Surveys in Brazilian Coastal Environments. In: Seeliger, U., de Lacerda, L.D., Patchineelam, S.R. (eds) Metals in Coastal Environments of Latin America. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71483-2_1
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