Review of magnetism and heavy metal pollution studies of various environments in Argentina

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1411-1422

  Chaparro, Marcos A E ^a,b   Gogorza, Claudia S G ^a,b   Chaparro, Mauro A E ^a,b   Irurzun, María A ^a,b   Sinito, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Magnetic enhancement; Magnetism; Pollution; Soils; Stream sediments

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOMAGNETISM; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CURATELLA AMERICANA;

EID: 33846112714     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352637     Document Type: Review

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