Geomorphological assessment of sediment contamination in an urban stream system

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-483

  Rhoads, Bruce L ^a   Cahill, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATERSHEDS; ZINC;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAM; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032955932     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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