Geochemistry of mercury in sediments from Lake Biwa in Japan

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Chandrajith, Rohana ^a,b   Okumura, Minoru ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Lake Biwa; Mercury; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 85163583482     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.1996.tb00063.x     Document Type: Article

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