Submarine groundwater discharge as a source of nutrients and trace metals in a Mediterranean bay (Palma Beach, Balearic Islands)

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 160, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-66

  Rodellas, Valentí ^a   Garcia Orellana, Jordi ^a,b   Tovar Sánchez, Antonio ^c,d   Basterretxea, Gotzon ^c   López Garcia, José M ^e   Sánchez Quiles, David ^c,e   Garcia Solsona, Ester ^a   Masqué, Pere ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iron; Mediterranean; Metals; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Radium isotopes; Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL AQUIFER; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRACE METAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PALMA BAY; SPAIN;

EID: 84893679588     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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