Geochemistry of overbank and high-order stream sediments in Belgium and Luxembourg: a way to assess environmental pollution

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 62, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 67-79

  Swennen, R ^a   Van Der Sluys, J ^b   Hindel, R ^c   Brusselmans, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c Niedersächs Landesamt für Bodenforschung ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVERBANK;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; STREAM;

EID: 0032105233     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(97)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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