Trace metals and organochlorines in sediments near a major ocean outfall on a high energy continental margin (Sydney, Australia)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 411-423

  Matthai, C ^a   Birch, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

High energy continental margin; Ocean outfall; Organochlorines; Sediments; Sewage; Southeastern Australia; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; SILVER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ORGANOCHLORINE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GRAIN; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033867208     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00325-5     Document Type: Article

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