Stable lead isotopic analyses of historic and contemporary lead contamination of San Francisco Bay estuary

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 71-83

  Ritson, Peter I ^a   Bouse, Robin M ^b   Flegal, A Russell ^c   Luoma, Samuel N ^b  

^a PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Lead; San Francisco Bay estuary

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032950838     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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