Dispersion of dredge spoil dumped on a high energy continental margin (Southeastern Australia)

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-32

  Matthai, Carsten ^a   Birch, Gavin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Contaminant dispersal; Dredge spoil; Offshore dumping; Trace metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn)

Indexed keywords

COAL; DREDGES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

DREDGE SPOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DISPERSION; DREDGE SPOIL; OCEAN DUMPING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034451772     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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