Environmental impact of heavy-metal dispersion in the Huerva River (Iberian Range, NE Spain)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 950-956

  Acero, P ^a   Mandado, J M A ^a   Gomez J ^a   Gimeno, M J ^a   Auque L F ^a   Torrijo, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heavy metal dispersion; Huerva River; Spain

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING;

GEOLOGY;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

HUERVA RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 0037502835     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0717-6     Document Type: Article

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