Influence of particle-size on geochemical distribution of stream sediments in the Lese river catchment, southern Italy;Influence de la dimension des particules sur la distribution géochimique des sédiments fluviaux dans le bassin du fleuve Lese, sud de l'Italie

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-55

  Guagliardi, Ilaria ^a   Apollaro, Carmine ^b   Scarciglia, Fabio ^b   De Rosa, Rosanna ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Geochemistry; Italy; Particle size; Pollution; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875642720     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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