Lead isotope ratios determined by ICP-MS: Investigation of anthropogenic lead in seawater and sediment from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 527-534

  Munksgaard, Niels C ^a   Batterham, Grant J ^a   Parry, David L ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ICP MS; Lead isotopes; Monitoring; Seawater; Sediment

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SOLVENT; ZINC;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LEAD; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SHIPPING;

AUSTRALIA;

CARPENTARIA;

EID: 0032122301     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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