Distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic sources of metals entering the Irish Sea : final report : February 2001

This report is the published product of a study by the British Geological Survey (BGS), the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) concerned with the development of a methodology for distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic sources of metals entering the Irish Sea through major river systems. The work was funded under contract to the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions as a contribution to its co-ordinated programme of marine research for the North East Atlantic.