Dynamics of sediment and contaminant transport in the Hudson River estuary: Evidence from sediment distributions of naturally occurring radionuclides

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 931-949

  Hirschberg, D J ^a   Chin, P ^a   Feng, H ^a   Cochran, J K ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

USA, NEW YORK, HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY;

EID: 0030302638     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352309     Document Type: Article

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