Use of Paleoflood Deposits to Determine the Contribution of Anthropogenic Trace Metals to Alluvial Sediments in the Hyperarid Rio Loa Basin, Chile
Toxic trace metals are a common and significant contaminant in riverine ecosystems, and are derived from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Determining the contributions of metals from these sources has proven difficult, in part, because physical and biogeochemical processes alter the nature (e...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/6/244 |