A contemporary contamination record of stormdrain and harbour sediments, Wellington, New Zealand

Environmental Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Pilotto, P J ^a   Goff, J R ^a,b   Weatherburn, D C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

PEL; Sediment traps; Stormdrains; Trace metals; Wellington

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PROBABLE EFFECTS LEVELS (PEL); SEDIMENT TRAPS; STORMDRAINS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HARBOR; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STORMWATER; TRACE METAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032214359     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050331     Document Type: Article

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