Influence of lead smelter emissions on the distribution of metals in marine sediments from Chaleur Bay, eastern Canada

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 259-276

  Parsons, Michael B ^a   Cranston, Ray E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lead isotopes; Marine sediments; Metals; Pollution; Smelter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; EFFLUENTS; ISOTOPES; LEAD SMELTING; MARINE POLLUTION; METALS; POLLUTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS; DISTRIBUTION OF METAL; LEAD ISOTOPE; LEAD ISOTOPE RATIOS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SMELTER;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING;

BAIE DES CHALEURS; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745860412     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/05-082     Document Type: Article

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