Heavy metals in sediments of the upper Hawkesbury-Nepean River

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-207

  Simonovski, Jim ^a   Owens, Chris ^a   Birch, Gavin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flame AAS; Hawkesbury Nepean River; Heavy metals; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HAWKESBURY-NEPEAN RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0042267255     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00205     Document Type: Article

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