Yttrium and lanthanides in eastern Mediterranean seawater and their fractionation during redox-cycling

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  Bau, Michael ^a   Möller, Peter ^a   Dulski, Peter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

brines; Mediterranean Sea; rare earths; seawater; yttrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031081789     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(96)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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