Environmental relaxation in response to reduced contaminant input: The case of mercury pollution in Haifa Bay, Israel

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 366-373

  Herut, B ^a   Hornung, H ^a   Kress, N ^a   Cohen, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; HALF LIFE TIME; ISRAEL; MOLLUSC; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELAXATION; HALF LIFE; MERCURY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCED INPUT;

ISRAEL, HAIFA BAY;

EID: 0029667068     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(95)00206-3     Document Type: Article

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