Geogenic sources and sinks of trace metals in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica: Natural processes and human impact

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 318-334

  Gasparon, Massimo ^a   Matschullat, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; LAKES; LEAD; ROCKS; THORIUM; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

GEOGENIC SOURCES; HUMAN IMPACT; MELT WATERS; TRACE METALS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; TRACE METAL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LARSEMANN HILLS;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 32444440200     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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