Persistence of white phosphorus (P4) particles in salt marsh sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 846-855

  Walsh, Marianne E ^a   Collins, Charles M ^a   Racine, Charles H ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Moisture; P4; Persistence; Temperature; White phosphorus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029989727     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0846:POWPPP>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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