The environmental impact of a chemical spill from a timber-treatment works on a lowland river system

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-244

  Dowson, P ^a   Chem, C ^a   Biol, C ^a   Scrimshaw, M D ^b   Nasir, J M ^c,d   Bubb, J N ^e   Lester, J N ^b  

^a Enviroclean Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Technical Planning Manager   (New Zealand)

^d Environment Agency   (New Zealand)

^e CHZM Hill United Kingdom Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical spill; Degradation; Dibutyltin; Lindane; Monobutyltin; River water; Sediment; Timber treatment works; Toxicity; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; RIVER WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL POLLUTION; DEGRADATION; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

UK, ENGLAND, BOURNE RIVER;

CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; MONITORING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL SPILL; LINDANE; TIMBER TREATMENT WORKS; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0029660003     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00041.x     Document Type: Article

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