Environmental risk assessment of surface water and sediments in Copenhagen harbour

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 263-272

  Andersen, Helle Vang ^a   Kjølholt, Jesper ^a   Poll, Christian ^a   Dahl, Steen Øgaard ^a   Stuer Lauridsen, Frank ^a   Pedersen, Finn ^b   Bjørnestad, Estelle ^b  

^a COWI ^*  (Denmark)

^b Intl Agency for 14C Determination   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide (AVS); Environmental risk assessment; Heavy metals; PAH; PCB; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; POLLUTION; PORTS AND HARBORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TESTING; TOXICITY;

BIOTESTS;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY TEST;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENMARK; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DENMARK, COPENHAGEN HARBOUR;

ACARTIA TONSA; AMPHIPODA; COPEPODA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 0031866214     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00207-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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