Spatial distribution of acid-volatile sulphide concentration and metal bioavailability in mangrove sediments from the Brisbane River, Australia

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Mackey, A P ^a,b   Mackay, S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Aquatic Biosciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulphide (AVS); Benthos; Bioavailability; Mangroves; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

ACID-VOLATILE SULPHIDE; BIOAVAILABILITY; MANGROVE; MANGROVE SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT; SULPHUR COMPOUND; SULPHUR COMPOUNDS;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE RIVER;

EID: 0029664211     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(96)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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