Trace metals in deep ocean waters: A review

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-33

  Aparicio González, Alberto ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^b,c   Tovar Sánchez, Antonio ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Deep ocean; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

DEEP OCEAN; DEEP OCEAN WATER; DEEPWATER; DEPTH PROFILE; DISSOLVED ELEMENT; EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OCEAN BASINS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRACE METAL; TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CADMIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEAD;

COPPER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED MATTER; INSTRUMENTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; OCEAN BASIN; SEAWATER; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRACE METAL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84861223491     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.03.008     Document Type: Review

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