Historical chronologies of sedimentation and heavy-metal contamination in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-126

  Strong, J A ^a   Service, M ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52049095461     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2008.108.2.109     Document Type: Article

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