Determination of the sources and distribution of sewage and pulp-fibre-derived pollution in the Derwent Estuary, Tasmania, using sterol biomarkers

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-17

  Leeming, Rhys ^a   Nichols, Peter D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coprostanol; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; SEWAGE; TRACER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031965746     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF95140     Document Type: Article

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