Trace metal distribution within marine and estuarine sediments of western Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia: Relation to land use and setting

Geographical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-193

  Cox, Malcolm E ^a   Preda, Micaela ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuarine sediments; Geochemical analysis; Moreton Bay; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; LAND USE; MARINE SEDIMENT; TRACE METAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

EID: 22344438382     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2005.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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