Tidal sedimentation in the Tees estuary during the 20th century: Radionuclide and magnetic evidence of pollution and sedimentary response

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-192

  Plater, Andrew J ^a   Appleby, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Environmental magnetism; Metal pollution; Radionuclide chronology; Sedimentary response; Tidal sedimentation

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL RECORD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MARINE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; REDCAR AND CLEVELAND; TEES ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2542501824     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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