Preference ratios for mercury and other chemical elements in the Madeira River, Brazil

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 911-923

  Bonotto, Daniel Marcos ^a   da Silveira, Ene Glória ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical elements; Mercury; Mobilization; Sediments; Water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOBILIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0038476974     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(02)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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