Chromium originating from tanneries in river sediments: A preliminary investigation from the upper Dunajec River (Poland)

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 885-894

  Pawlikowski, M ^a   Szalinska E ^b   Wardas, M ^a   Dominik, J ^c  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chromium; Mineralogy; Sediment; Tannery; The Dunajec River

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845906128     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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