Trace-metal partitioning in estuaries: Importance of salinity and particle concentration

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 27-39

  Turner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; SALINITY; TRACE METALS;

EID: 0030222842     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(96)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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