Major and trace element geochemistry of Lake Bogoria and Lake Nakuru, Kenya, during extreme draught

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-282

  Jirsa, Franz ^a   Gruber, Martin ^a   Stojanovic, Anja ^a   Omondi, Steve Odour ^b   Mader, Dieter ^a   Körner, Wilfried ^a   Schagerl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arsenic; DOC; Iron; Lake Bogoria; Lake Nakuru; Molybdenum; REE; Saline lakes

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MOLYBDENUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

KENYA; LAKE BOGORIA; LAKE NAKURU; RIFT VALLEY;

BOGORIA;

EID: 84886308880     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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