Detection of geochemical anomalies in stream sediments of the upper Sava River drainage basin (Slovenia, Croatia)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-196

  Franciskovic Bilinski, Stanislav ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Geochemical anomalies; Mineral composition; Pollution; Sava River; Self purification; Stream sediments

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERAL; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SELF PURIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SAVA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 40649100323     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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