Riverine transfer of heavy metals from Patagonia to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 51-64

  Gaiero, D M ^a,b   Probst, J L ^c   Depetris, P J ^a   Lelyter, L ^d   Kempe, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UMR 7063   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^e DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bed sediments; Heavy metals; Patagonia; Riverine inputs; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141910769     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 16118227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-001-0040-x     Document Type: Article

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