Chemical forms and distribution of heavy metals in core sediments from the Gdańsk Basin, Baltic Sea

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-515

  Belzunce Segarra, M J ^a   Szefer, P ^b   Wilson, M J ^c   Bacon, J ^c   Bolalek J ^d  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Gda sk Basin; Heavy metals; Organic carbon; Sediment cores; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547862395     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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