Chapter 12 Contaminants in sediments

Elsevier Oceanography Series

Volumn 70, Issue C, 2004, Pages 283-315

  Jesús Belzunce, María ^a   Solaun, Oihana ^a   Antonio González Oreja, José ^b   Millán, Esmeralda ^c   Pérez, Víctor ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 3242752519     PISSN: 04229894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0422-9894(04)80050-3     Document Type: Chapter

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