Persistent pollutants urban rivers sediment survey: Implications for pollution control

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 217-224

  Wilson, C ^a   Clarke, R ^a   D'Arcy, Brian J ^a   Heal, K V ^b   Wright, P W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffuse pollution; Hydrocarbons; PAHs; Sediment; SUDS; Toxic metals; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

OIL SPILLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RETROFITTING; RIVERS; TOXICITY;

DUMPING OILS; PYROLYTIC SOURCES; URBAN RIVERS SEDIMENT; WATERCOURSES;

SEDIMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HYDROCARBON; LEAD; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RIVER WATER; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; PAH; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17544381012     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0594     Document Type: Article

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