Mercury in Long Island Sound sediments

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 613-626

  Varekamp, J C ^a   Buchholtz ten Brink, M R ^a   Mecray, E L ^a   Kreulen, B ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Hg; Metals; Pollution; Sewage

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MERCURY; POLLUTED SOIL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033771887     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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