The impact of human activities on sediments of San Francisco Bay, California: An overview

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Van Geen, Alexander ^a   Luoma, Samuel N ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine contamination; San Francisco Bay; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032905342     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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