Stream sediment geochemistry of the Upper Mahaweli River Basin of Sri Lanka-Geological and environmental significance

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Ranasinghe, P N ^a,e   Fernando, G W A R ^b   Dissanayake, C B ^c   Rupasinghe, M S ^d  

^a Geological Survey and Mines Bureau   (Sri Lanka)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^e KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Sri Lanka; Stream sediment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; CLAY CONTENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCES; FACTOR ANALYSES; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GEOCHEMICAL DATUM; GEOCHEMICAL MAPS; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOLOGICAL MAPS; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; ORE BODIES; POLLUTANT SOURCES; RIVER BASINS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM SEDIMENT; STREAM SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT PROCESSES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; COPPER; CORRELATION METHODS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EARTH SCIENCES; EROSION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; LEAD; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MAPS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NIOBIUM; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; RIVER POLLUTION; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MAHAWELI RIVER; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 54449085519     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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