Accumulation of phosphorus and heavy metals in the Peel-Harvey Estuary in Western Australia: Results of a preliminary study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 679-693

  Gerritse, R G ^a,b   Wallbrink, P J ^a   Murray, A S ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GEOPROC   (Australia)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Al; Australia coast; Cd; Cu; Estuary; Fe; P; Pb; River; S; Sediments; Zn

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CORE ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; PEEL-HARVEY ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032426508     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0392     Document Type: Article

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