Sources and timing of trace metal contamination to sediments in remote sealochs, N.W. Scotland

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-251

  Krom, M D ^a   Carbo, P ^a   Clerici, S ^a   Cundy, A B ^b   Davies, I M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atmospheric sources; marine sources; sealoch sediments; trace metals

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CORE ANALYSIS; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRISH SEA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349209839     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.028     Document Type: Article

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