Bioavailability of copper within Dolfrwynog Bog soils, North Wales, UK

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 149-162

  Brewin, L E ^a   Mehra, A ^a   Lynch, P T ^a   Farago, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armeria maritima; Bioavailability; Chemical partitioning; Dolfrwynog Bog; Sequential extractions

Indexed keywords

ARMERIA MARITIMA;

EID: 37649019638     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422907X255910     Document Type: Article

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