Marine vs fluvial suspended matter in the Scheldt Estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 873-883

  Verlaan, P A J ^a   Donze, M ^a   Kuik, P ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Metals; Mixing zones; Scheldt estuary; Statistical analysis; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ESTUARY; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SULFIDE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ZINC;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXING ZONE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

NETHERLANDS; SCHELDT ESTUARY;

EID: 0032103177     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0323     Document Type: Article

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