Uranium distribution in the coastal waters and pore waters of Tampa Bay, Florida

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 252-266

  Swarzenski, Peter W ^a   Baskaran, Mark ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Non conservative; Pore water; River water; Seawater; Submarine groundwater discharge; Uranium

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFILTRATION; POREWATER; SEAWATER; URANIUM; WATER COLUMN;

ALAFIA RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALAFIA;

EID: 33749078514     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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