Marine pollution in Australia, with special emphasis on central New South Wales estuaries and adjacent continental margin

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 573-607

  Birch, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN ESTUARY; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; COMMONWEALTH COASTAL POLICY; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIALIZED ESTUARY; NEW SOUTH WALES ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTARY HEAVY METAL;

COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPURITIES; LEAD; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

MARINE POLLUTION;

EID: 0033719570     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2000.002334     Document Type: Article

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