Heavy-metal pollution in surficial sediments from the southern Baltic Sea off Poland

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2723-2754

  Szefer, P ^a   Szefer, K ^a   Glasby, G P ^b   Pempkowiak, J ^c   Kaliszan, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SILVER; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEA; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0029829025     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529609376520     Document Type: Article

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