Trace metals transport and behaviour in the Mediterranean estuary of Acheloos River

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-111

  Dassenakis, M ^a   Scoullos, M ^a   Gaitis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acheloos; Dissolved metals; Mediterranean; Particulate metals; Salt wedge

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; IRON; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FISHING; GREECE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEA POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CONTAMINATION; DISSOLVED LOAD; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

GREECE, ACHELOOS ESTUARY;

EID: 0030619659     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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