Geochronology of anthropogenic contaminants in a dated sediment core of the Rhine River (Germany): Emission sources and risk assessment

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 34-52

  Heim, Sabine ^a   Hucke, Achim ^a   Schwarzbauer, Jan ^a   Littke, Ralf ^a   Mangini, Augusto ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HEIDELBERG ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Water Framework Directive; GC; MS screening; Priority pollutants; Recent contamination history

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IMPURITIES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 33646262617     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: 1521401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200500609     Document Type: Article

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