Metal fractionation in oxic sediments of an estuary affected by acid mine drainage (south-western Spain)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Lopez Gonzalez N ^a   Borrego, J ^a   Morales, J A ^a   Carro, B ^a   Lozano Soria, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

acid mine drainage; estuarine sediments; metal fractionation; Odiel and Tinto River estuary

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ESTUARY; METAL; OXIC SEDIMENT; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; ODIEL RIVER; RIO TINTO [(RVR) HUELVA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33646886404     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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