The impact of toxic waste dumping on the submarine environment: A case study from the New York Bight

Northeastern Geology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 102-120

  Ahmed, Mohamed K ^a   Friedman, Gerald M ^b,c  

^a AKRF Inc   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NE Science Foundation Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREDGE SPOIL; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; PH; REDOX CONDITIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032787688     PISSN: 01941453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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