Insights on geochemical cycling of U, Re and Mo from seasonal sampling in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 895-917

  Morford, Jennifer L ^a   Martin, William R ^a   Kalnejais, Linda H ^a   François, Roger ^a   Bothner, Michael ^b   Karle, Ida Maja ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; MOLYBDENUM; POREWATER; REMINERALIZATION; RHENIUM; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URANIUM;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846646984     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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