Estuarine distributions of Zr, Hf, and Ag in the Hudson River and the implications for their continental and anthropogenic sources to seawater

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Godfrey, L V ^a   Field, M P ^a   Sherrell, R M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Hafnium; Hudson River; Seawater; Silver; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349858167     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002123     Document Type: Article

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