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FRACTION ECHANGEABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Sérodes et al. mention that the exchangeable metal fraction in sediment represents only a very small portion of the total quantity measured (2.2% for Cu; 0.2% for Zn) and that plants (Spartina alterniflora on the Kamouraska tidal flats) accumulate only part of this exchangeable fraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

[...] ces auteurs indiquent que, d'une part, la fraction échangeable des métaux dans les sédiments ne représente qu'un pourcentage infime de la quantité totale mesurée (2,2 p. 100 pour Cu et 0,2 p. 100 pour Zn) et que, d'autre part, les plantes (Spartina alterniflora des estrans de Kamouraska) n'accumulent qu'une partie de cette fraction échangeable.

Spanish

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