Distribution of REEs in box-core sediments offshore an industrial area in SE Sicily, Ionian Sea: Evidence of anomalous sedimentary inputs

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 778-784

  Di Leonardo, Rossella ^a   Bellanca, Adriana ^a   Neri, Rodolfo ^a   Tranchida, Giorgio ^b   Mazzola, Salvo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Box core sediment; Ce anomaly; Gd anomaly; Ionian Sea; Offshore; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CE ANOMALIES; CONTAMINATED MATERIALS; CORE SEDIMENTS; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NEGATIVE CE ANOMALY; OFFSHORE; SEDIMENT PARTICLES;

SEDIMENTS;

CERIUM; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANIDE; YTTRIUM;

ADSORPTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CERIUM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DREDGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AUGUSTA BAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IONIAN SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; SIRACUSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350536774     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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