Details

Title

Estimating solid contaminant levels in beach sands through petrographic analysis, screening evaluation, and optical imaging

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2023

Volume

vol. 49

Issue

No 3

Authors

Affiliation

Kuś, Sebastian : University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Jelonek, Zbigniew : University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Jelonek, Iwona : University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland ; Sierka, Edyta : University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

Keywords

beach ; optical analysis ; petrographic analysis ; solid pollution

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

50-63

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

2023.09.20

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/aep.2023.147328

DOI

10.24425/aep.2023.147328

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