Lead sources and transfer in the coastal Mediterranean: Evidence from stable lead isotopes in marine particles

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 9-11, 2000, Pages 2257-2279

  Alleman, L Y ^a,d   Hamelin, B ^a   Veron A J ^a,d   Miquel, J C ^b   Heussner, S ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories   (Monaco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; LEAD; SEAWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

GULF OF LIONS; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033937176     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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