Bulk chemistry analysis of sediments from acid mine lakes by means of wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 105-113

  Morgenstern, Peter ^a   Friese, Kurt ^a   Wendt Potthoff, Katrin ^a   Wennrich, Rainer ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iron; Mine lakes; Scattered radiation method; Sediment cores; X ray fluorescence analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242306321     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-001-8091-2     Document Type: Article

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