Concentrations and transport of trace metals in the St. Lawrence River

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-68

  Quémerais, Bernadette ^a   Lum, Ken R ^a   Lemieux, Claire ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved metals; Freshwater; Metal partitioning; St. Lawrence River; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER WATER QUALITY; TRACE METAL;

CANADA, ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 0030453114     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00877640     Document Type: Article

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