Metals in sediments of springs and cave streams as environmental indicators in karst areas

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1079-1085

  Gutierrez M ^a   Neill, H ^b   Grand, R V ^c  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James River Basin Partnership   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Karst; Missouri; Ozarks; Sediment; Sequential extraction; Water quality indicator

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; SAMPLING; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOCHEMICAL DEPENDENCE; KARST STREAMS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

SEDIMENTS;

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; KARST; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAMWATER;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11144286607     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1110-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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