Sources and sinks of sediment-bound contaminants in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean Sea): A multi-tracer approach

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1843-1857

  Roussiez, Vincent ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^a   Monaco, André ^a   Probst, Jean Luc ^a   Bouloubassi, Ioanna ^b   Buscail, Roselyne ^a   Saragoni, Gilles ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Coprostanol; Gulf of Lions; Heavy metals; Repository areas; Riverborne and aerosol sources

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33748421616     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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