Measurement of biologically available organic material in intertidal sediments subject to inputs of sea coal or colliery wastes

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Hyslop, Brian T ^a   Davies, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ashing; Colliery wastes; H2O2; Organic content; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; ASH; COAL MINING; MINING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COAL; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; COLLIERY WASTE; COLLIERY WASTES; ORGANIC CONTENT; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SEA COAL; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WASTES;

UK, ENGLAND, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0029668748     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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