Heavy metal distribution and controlling factors within coastal plain sediments, Bells Creek catchment, southeast Queensland, Australia

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 935-948

  Liaghati, Tania ^a   Preda, Micaela ^a   Cox, Malcolm ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bells creek catchment; Enrichment factor; Fluvial estuarine sediments; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Normalisation; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES;

METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

HEAVY METALS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFUR; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL PLAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE; MINERALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BELLS CREEK; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0742289133     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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