Geochemistry and Behavior of Trace Elements During the Complete Evaporation of the Merouane Chott Ephemeral Lake: Southeast Algeria

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-70

  Hacini, Messaoud ^a   Oelkers, Eric H ^b  

^a KASDI MERBAH UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chott Merouane; Saline lakes; Trace elements; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERAL LAKE; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SALINE LAKE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ALGERIA;

EID: 78649504899     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-010-9106-z     Document Type: Article

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