Distribution of trace elements in offshore sediments of the Orinoco Delta

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 502-510

  Alfonso, J A ^a,b   Martinez M ^a   Flores, S ^a   Benzo, Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b Centro de Quimica   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Heavy metals; Surface sediments; Venezuela; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; QUARTZ; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

DELTA AMACURO; ORINOCO DELTA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 33646729745     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/03-0142.1     Document Type: Article

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