Assessment of contamination by heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons at Atlas Cove Station, Heard Island

Polar Record

Volumn 39, Issue 211, 2003, Pages 397-414

  Stark, Scott C ^a   Gardner, David ^a   Snape, Ian ^a   McIvor, Ewan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTARCTICA; ATLAS COVE STATION; HEARD ISLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344616898     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0032247403003206     Document Type: Article

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