Distribution of heavy metals in sediments of the Nemunas river (Lithuania)

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 715-722

  Kruopiene, Jolita ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Sediments; The Kaunas Reservoir; The Nemunas River

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448953888     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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