Dissolved metal concentrations in the Torres Strait and Gulf of Papua

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 298-304

  Apte, S C ^a   Day, G M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Gulf of Papua; Nickel; Seawater; Torres Strait

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METAL CONCENTRATION; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CORAL SEA; GULF OF PAPUA; TORRES STRAIT;

EID: 0032051588     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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