Magnetic studies applied to different environments (soils and stream sediments) from a relatively polluted area in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 654-664

  Chaparro, M A E ^a   Bidegain, J C ^b   Sinito, A M ^a   Jurado, S S ^b   Gogorza, C S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Magnetism; Pollution; Stream sediment and soils

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SOILS; SOLID WASTES;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

GEOLOGY;

HEAVY METAL; MAGNETIC MINERAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 1642313859     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0915-x     Document Type: Article

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