Heavy metal concentrations in surficial sediments from accreting and eroding areas along the coast of Guyana

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Lakhan, V C ^a   Cabana, K ^a   LaValle, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accretion; Erosion; Grain size; Guyana; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EROSION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS;

SEDIMENTS;

ACCRETION; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

GUYANA;

EID: 0036589990     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0537-8     Document Type: Article

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