Contribution of Saharan dust to Mediterranean soils assessed by sequential extraction and Pb and Sr isotopes

Chemical Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Erel, Yigal ^a   Torrent, José ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desert; Dust; Isotopes; Pb; Soil; Sr

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; GRANITOID; IRON OXIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; POINT SOURCE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ANDALUCIA; GUADALQUIVIR BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 77953808158     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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