Detection of anthropogenic Cu, Pb and Zn in continental shelf sediments off Sydney, Australia - A new approach using normalization with cobalt

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1055-1063

  Matthai, Carsten ^a   Birch, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Co normalization; Continental shelf; Sediment; Sydney; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DETECTION METHOD; SHELF SEDIMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA; COBALT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; REFERENCE VALUES; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035195924     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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