Modification of metal partitioning by supplementing acid volatile sulfide in freshwater sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 858-864

  Leonard, Edward N ^a   Mount, David R ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Freshwater; Metal; Pore water; Sediment

Indexed keywords

IRON COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDE; PORE WATER;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDE; CADMIUM; COPPER; FERROUS SULFATE; FERROUS SULFIDE; FRESH WATER; NICKEL; SODIUM SULFIDE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032972663     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180507     Document Type: Article

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