Sedimentary and geochemical characterization and provenance of the Portuguese continental shelf soft-bottom sediments

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-52

  Martins, R ^a   Azevedo, M R ^a   Mamede, R ^a   Sousa, B ^a   Freitas, R ^a   Rocha, F ^a   Quintino, V ^a   Rodrigues, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal shelf; Enrichment factor; Grain size; Sediment distribution; Trace elements; Western Iberian

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SHELF; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; GRAIN-SIZE; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN IBERIAN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHROMIUM; CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; DEPOSITS; IRON DEPOSITS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MINERALS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CLAY MINERAL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHELF SEDIMENT; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GUADIANA RIVER; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NAZARE CANYON; PORTUGAL; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL];

EID: 80755145971     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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