Concentration levels and spatial distribution of sulphur and metals in fine-grained sediments in western Finland

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-23

  Åström, Mats ^a   Rönnback, Kristoffer ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soil; Holocene sediments; Metal leaching; Soil acidification; Sulphur; Transition metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444494919     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/1459606054224093     Document Type: Article

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