Geochemical composition of the uppermost prodelta sediments of the Evros River, northeastern Aegean Sea

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 63-78

  Kanellopoulos, T D ^a   Angelidis, M O ^b   Karageorgis, A P ^a   Kaberi, H ^a   Kapsimalis, V ^a   Anagnostou, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Evros River; Heavy metals; Prodelta sediments; Sedimentation rates

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; STORMS;

AEGEAN SEA; EVROS RIVER; PRODELTA SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTATION RATES;

SEDIMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CORE ANALYSIS; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LEAD ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER FLOW;

AEGEAN SEA; ALEXANDROUPOLIS; DANUBE RIVER; EASTERN MACEDONIA AND THRACE; EURASIA; EUROPE; EVROS; EVROS RIVER; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751063134     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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