Dissolved and particulate trace metals in a Scottish sea loch: An example of a pristine environment?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 846-854

  Hall, I R ^a,d   Hydes, D J ^b   Statham, P J ^a   Overnell, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SILICON; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING;

DISSOLVED PHASE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE PHASE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, LOCH LINNHE;

EID: 0030427995     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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