Reconstructing contaminant deposition in a San Francisco Bay Marina, California

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 659-666

  Love, Adam H ^a   Esser, Bradley K ^a   Hunt, James R ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; History; Hydrocarbons; Metals; San Francisco; Sediment; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; LUMINESCENCE; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

TIME MARKERS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ACCUMULATION RATE; DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACER; WASTEWATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041813276     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:7(659)     Document Type: Article

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