Pollution and eutrophication history AD 1800-2005 as recorded in sediments from five lakes in Central Chile

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-208

  von Gunten, Lucien ^a   Grosjean, Martin ^a   Eggenberger, Urs ^a   Grob, Philipp ^a   Urrutia, Roberto ^b   Morales, Arturo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c CODELCO ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; limnology; metal pollution; South America; spheroidal carbonaceous particles; TOC

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COPPER; EUTROPHICATION; FALLOUT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68049120199     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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