Major and trace element geochemistry in Zeekoevlei, South Africa: A lacustrine record of present and past processes

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2496-2511

  Das, Supriyo Kumar ^a   Routh, Joyanto ^a   Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^b   Val Klump, J ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; COPPER; DEBRIS; EARTH SCIENCES; EFFLUENTS; GARNETS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LIGHT METALS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTORESISTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; RECLAMATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; C/N RATIO; CALCAREOUS SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COASTAL LAKES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ELEMENT; ELSEVIER (CO); HIGH PH; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; LACUSTRINE RECORD; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; METAL UPTAKE; MULTI PARAMETERS; NATURAL SOURCES; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RAW SEWAGE; ROAD RUNOFF; SEA SALTS; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTERS; SOUTH AFRICA (SA); SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT (WWT) PLANTS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POLLUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALLOW WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; ZEEKOEVLEI;

ALGAE;

EID: 48049089342     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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