Suspended particulate matter, sedimentation and early diagenetic processes in the Kalix River estuary, northern Sweden

• Main Author: Widerlund, Anders
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Geovetenskap och miljöteknik 1996
• Subjects: Geochemistry; Geokemi; Kalix; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-25975

Many important reactions controlling the transfer of elements from the continents to coastal waters and the oceans are taking place in estuaries. For many elements, estuaries can act as filters, capable of reducing the river load of dissolved and particulate elements to the oceans. Although sediment...