Antifoulant (butyltin and copper) concentrations in sediments from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 391-396

  Haynes, David ^a   Loong, Dominica ^a,b  

^a GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Great Barrier Reef; Harbours; Ship grounding; TBT

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE ENGINEERING;

ANTIFOULANT CONCENTRATIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BUTYLTIN; COPPER;

ANTIFOULING; BUTYLTIN; COPPER; HARBOR; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SHIP;

AUSTRALIA; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PESTICIDES; SEAWATER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036972037     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00113-6     Document Type: Article

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