Particulate metals and their settling velocities in the Humber Estuary, UK

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-168

  Millward, G E ^a   Sands, T K ^a   Jago, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuary; Modelling; Particulate metals; Settling velocities

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SETTLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033457987     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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