Geochemistry of Cu, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd and Cr in the surficial sediments of a tropical estuary, southwest coast of India: A granulometric approach

Environmental Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-93

  Padmalal, D ^a   Maya, K ^a   Seralathan, P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Granulometric partitioning; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRIC PARTITIONING; PARTITIONING; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS;

INDIA, KERALA, VEMBANAD ESTUARY;

EID: 0030619389     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050167     Document Type: Article

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