Heavy metal fractionation and mineralogy in sediments of Nainital Lake, Kumaun Himalayas

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-185

  Patra, A K ^a   Pendkar, N ^b   Chakrapani, G J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b ONGC   (India)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mineralogy; Nainital

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; NAINITAL; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

EID: 33750609868     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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