Remediation methods for white phosphorus contamination in a coastal salt marsh

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-124

  Walsh, Michael R ^a   Walsh, Marianne E ^a   Collins, Charles M ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Contaminated land; Contamination; Draining; Dredging; Eagle River Flats; Military activities; Military bases; Military impacts; Pumping; Remediation; Wetland functions; Wetland values; White phosphorus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

PHOSPHORUS; REMEDIATION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARMY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTAMINATION; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPLOSION; FOWL; METHODOLOGY; POND; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

ANATIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0032863325     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892999000168     Document Type: Article

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