A case study of seasonal variation in the chemical composition of accumulating suspended sediments in the central Gulf of Finland

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2417-2435

  Leivuori, M ^a   Vallius, H ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Baltic Sea; Chemical composition; Gulf of Finland; Heavy metals; Major components; Particulate matter; Sediment trap; Sedimentation; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; PLANT GROWTH; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 0031890824     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)84473-6     Document Type: Article

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