Fluxes of organic contaminants from the river catchment into, through and out of the Humber Estuary, UK

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3-7, 1999, Pages 330-342

  Zhou, J L ^a   Fileman, T W ^b   House, W A ^c   Long, J L A ^c   Mantoura, R F C ^b   Meharg, A A ^c   Osborn, D ^c   Wright, J ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbicides; LOIS; Mass balance; Organic contaminants; PAHs; PCBs; Riverine inputs

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; FLUORANTHENE; LINDANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PYRENE; RIVER WATER; SIMAZINE;

CATCHMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

ENGLAND; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345192309     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00072-7     Document Type: Article

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