Characterization of chemical contamination in shallow-water estuarine habitats of an industrialized river. Part II. Metals

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-52

  Armstrong, Tina N ^a   Iannuzzi, Timothy J ^a   Thelen, John B ^a   Ludwig, David F ^a   Firstenberg, Clifford E ^b  

^a BBL Sciences   (United States)

^b Firstenberg Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Metals; Mullica River; NY NJ Harbor Estuary; Passaic River; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LEAD; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AQUATIC TOXICITY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ESTUARINE HABITATS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 11144232634     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380590891808     Document Type: Article

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