Concentrations of elements and metals in sediments of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-46

  Vazquez, F G ^a   Sharma, V K ^b   Perez Cruz, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Elements; Metals; Sediments; Southeast Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HEAVY METALS;

OIL PRODUCTION ACTIVITY;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0347927567     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0522-7     Document Type: Article

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