Methylated arsenic in the southern North Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Millward, G E ^a   Kitts, H J ^b   Comber, S W D ^c   Ebdon, L ^a   Howard, A G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Howard Court   (United Kingdom)

^c Water Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arsenic; cycling; methylation; North Sea; phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; METHYLATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

NORTH SEA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030197513     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0054     Document Type: Article

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