Hydrochemistry of rivers in an acid sulphate soil hotspot area in western Finland

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-33

  Roos, Marcus ^a,b   Åström, Mats ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soil; Finnish rivers; Hydrochemistry; Hydrograph; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444500924     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/1459606054224075     Document Type: Article

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