Heavy metal deposition and variation in sedimentation rate within a sedimentary basin in central Gulf of Finland

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1959-1972

  Vallius, Henry ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

137Cs dating; Baltic Sea; Bioturbation; Chemical analysis; Deposition; Gas; Gulf of Finland; Heavy metals; Sediment; Sediment mixing; Sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; HEAVY METAL; NITRIC ACID;

HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENTATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FINLAND; GRAVITY; LEACHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0033137112     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00409-3     Document Type: Article

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