Geochemistry of core sediments from the middle tagus alluvial plain (portugal) since the last glacial: Using background determination methods to outline environmental changes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 191-204

  Azevedo T M ^a,b   Goncalves M A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c CREMINER/LA ISR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental changes; Floodplain; Geochemical background; Heavy metals; Tagus River

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ALLUVIAL PLAINS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SIGNALS; BACKGROUND VALUE; BRONZE AGE; CHEMICAL AFFINITIES; CORE SEDIMENTS; CUMULATIVE FREQUENCIES; DEGLACIATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOOD PLAINS; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; HOLOCENES; HOST ROCKS; LAST GLACIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MINE WASTES; ORGANIC MATTER; PORTUGAL; SULPHATATION;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BOREHOLES; CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORESTATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LEAD; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

GOLD;

ACCUMULATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; ARSENIC; BOREHOLE; CHARCOAL; COPPER; CORE ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HOST ROCK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IRON; LAND USE; LAST GLACIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LEAD; MINE WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

TAGUS RIVER;

EID: 77955165888     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0016-6     Document Type: Article

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