Has Lake Orta completely recovered from its heavy polluted condition? A seventy years long history
Taking in account the results obtained from the 16 previous papers, the present conditions of Lake Orta are stated. While chemical features are now almost normal, it was demonstrated that sediments still contain large amounts of heavy metals in the upper 10 cm and are thus to be considered still tox...
Main Author: | Carla BONACINA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2001-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Limnology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/386 |
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