Distribution and temporal variation of cadmium in the St. Lawrence River basin

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-259

  Quémerais, Bernadette ^a   Lum, Ken R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b IUCN World Conservation Union   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Fe; Mu; Organic carbon; Particles; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 85047678067     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523276     Document Type: Article

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