The occurrence and effects of organic micropollutants in salt marsh sediments with reference to the uk essex coast: A review

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 951-964

  Scrimshaw, M D ^a   Lester, J N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Organic contaminants; Salt marsh; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; TOXICITY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROPHENOXY ACID HERBICIDES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; SALT MARSHES;

WETLANDS;

CARBAMIC ACID; CARBANILAMIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROPHENOL; HERBICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRIAZINE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; ECOTOXICITY; ESTUARY; REVIEW; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 0029794665     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616464     Document Type: Article

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