Size distribution of copper complexing ligands in tropical freshwaters

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 79-88

  Apte, Simon ^a   Rowland, Robert ^a   Patney, Harish ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexation capacity; Copper; Fly River; Size fractionation; Tropical rivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011195675     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422900782775526     Document Type: Article

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