Determination of metals in the seawater of the Antikyra Gulf (Greece), near an aluminium factory

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 539-544

  Malea, P ^a   Haritonidis, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aluminium factory; Local distribution; metal concentrations; Seasonal variation; Seawater

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030423908     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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