Geochemical comparisons between estuaries with non‐industrialised and industrialised catchments: The Huon and Derwent River estuaries, Tasmania

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 653-667

  Jones, B G ^a   Chenhall, B E ^a   Debretsion, F ^a   Hutton, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Geochemical background; Geochemistry; Industrial pollution; Surficial sediments; Tidal currents; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; TRACE METAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DERWENT ESTUARY; HUON ESTUARY; TASMANIA;

EID: 0347596818     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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