Trace metal behavior along fluvio-marine gradients in the Samborombón Bay, outer Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-33

  Tatone, L M ^a,b   Bilos, C ^a   Skorupka, C N ^a   Colombo, J C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; R o de la Plata; Samboromb n Bay; Sediments; Turbidity maximum zone

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; ENRICHMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE METAL; TURBIDITY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; RIO DE LA PLATA; SAMBOROMBON BAY;

EID: 84921901798     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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