Distribution and behaviour of selected heavy metals and other elements in various components of the southern Baltic ecosystem

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Szefer, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; HEAVY METAL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWATER CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0031835447     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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