Input of particulate heavy metals from rivers and associated sedimentary deposits on the Gulf of Lion continental shelf

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-295

  Radakovitch, Olivier ^a   Roussiez, Vincent ^b   Ollivier, Patrick ^c   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^b   Grenz, Christian ^c   Probst, Jean Luc ^d  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^d GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

heavy metals; Mediterranean Sea; prodelta; river inputs; sediment contamination; sediment resuspension

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISCHARGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE FLUX; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 39749200184     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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