A correlation study of major and trace elements in sediments of River Nestos, Northern Greece and comparison with other fluvial systems

9th International Multidicsciplinary Scientific Geoconference and EXPO - Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection, SGEM 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 431-438

  Papastergios, Georgios ^a   Georgakopoulos, Andreas ^a   Fernandez Turiel, Jose Luis ^b   Gimeno, Domingo ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlation; Greece; River nestos; Sediment; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANALYZED ELEMENTS; CORRELATION STUDIES; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; GREECE; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES;

CORRELATION METHODS; EXHIBITIONS; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

RIVERS;

EID: 77956821787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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