Use geopedological methods for the evaluation of sedimentation rates on river floodplains, southern Québec, Canada

Catena

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-337

  Saint Laurent, D ^a   St Laurent, J ^b   Lavoie, L ^c   Ghaleb, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b Progestech Inc   (Canada)

^c GDG Environnement Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alluvial soils; Contamination; Floods; Lead isotope and radiocarbon dating methods; Sedimentation rates

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLOODPLAIN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT FRANCOIS RIVER;

EID: 42149153780     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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