Validation of a fish farm waste resuspension model by use of a particulate tracer discharged from a point source in a coastal environment

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 916-929

  Cromey, Chris J ^a   Nickell, Thom D ^a   Black, Kenneth D ^a   Provost, Paul G ^a   Griffiths, Colin R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; MODEL VALIDATION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RESUSPENSION; SEAFLOOR; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036772288     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02691340     Document Type: Article

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