Cyclic influences on the heavy metal chronology in a Central Mediterranean area (Palermo Gulf, Italy)

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-184

  Basile, Salvatore ^a   Brai, Maria ^a   Rizzo, Salvatore ^a   Spanò, Marco ^a   Tranchina, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals emissions; Heavy metals trends; Marine environment; Mediterranean area; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYCLICITY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAVY METAL; LEAD ISOTOPE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SIEVING; SOFTWARE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME SERIES;

GULF OF PALERMO; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 78650418853     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0314-3     Document Type: Article

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