Spatial trends in the chemical composition of sediments on the continental shelf and slope off the Mediterranean coast of Israel

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 16-17, 2001, Pages 1879-1900

  Goldsmith, S L ^a   Krom, M D ^b   Sandler, A ^c   Herut, B ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Mediterranean; Nile; Pollution; Sediment; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MARINE SEDIMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0035198817     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00027-9     Document Type: Article

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