Geostatistical modelling of the spatial distribution of sewage pollution in coastal sediments

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-108

  Poon, Ka Fai ^a   Wong, Raymond Wai Hang ^a   Lam, Michael Hon Wah ^a   Yeung, Hung Yui ^b   Chiu, Tony King Tung ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Southorn Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal sediments; Coprostanol; Geostatistics; Hong Kong; Kriging; Sewage markers; Sewage pollution; Spatial correlation

Indexed keywords

COPROSTEROL; STEROL;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; MARINE POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; HONG KONG; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ALCOHOLS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

COVARIANCE MODEL; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; SEWAGE MARKERS; STANOL; STEROL;

MARINE POLLUTION;

EID: 0033622677     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00119-0     Document Type: Article

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