A coupled natural immobilisation mechanism for mercury and selenium in deep-sea sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1481-1488

  Mercone, D ^a   Thomson, J ^a   Croudace, I W ^a   Troelstra, S R ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY;

IMMOBILIZATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SELENIUM;

EID: 0032741386     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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