Influence of sediment provenance on background values of potentially toxic metals from near-surface sediments of Po coastal plain (Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Amorosi, Alessandro ^a   Sammartino, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Background values; Heavy metals; Po Plain; Quaternary; Sediment provenance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; PROVENANCE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOXIC MATERIAL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO PLAIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947386665     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0104-8     Document Type: Article

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