The use of sediments to detect human impact on the fluvial system

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1015-1028

  Birch, G F ^a   Robertson, E ^a   Taylor, S E ^a   McConchie, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Fluvial sediments; Heavy metals; Organochlorines

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; PESTICIDES; PORTS AND HARBORS; STREAM FLOW;

FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN IMPACT; ORGANOCHLORINES;

SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL PROCESS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034235637     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002549900075     Document Type: Article

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