A contribution to the study of the heavy-metal and nutritional element status of some lakes in the southern Andes of Patagonia (Argentina)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Markert, B ^a   Pedrozo, F ^b   Geller, W ^c   Friese, K ^c   Korhammer, S ^a   Baffico, G ^b   Diaz M ^b   Wolfl S ^c  

^a International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Lakes; Multi element analysis; Plankton; Water

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LAKE WATER;

HEAVY METAL; LAKE WATER QUALITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LAKE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARGENTINA, ANDES; ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA;

EID: 0030763312     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00218-0     Document Type: Article

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