Uranium in rivers and estuaries of globally diverse, smaller watersheds

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 307-321

  Windom, H ^a   Smith, R ^a   Niencheski, F ^b   Alexander, C ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

River; Uranium; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; RIVER WATER; SALTMARSH; URANIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033950833     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00086-9     Document Type: Article

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