A note on the concentrations and bioavailability of selected metals in sediments of Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 589-596

  Wepener, V ^a   Vermeulen, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Metals; Richards Bay Harbour; Sediment composition; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARGON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; EXTRACTION; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORTS AND HARBORS; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE COMPOSITION; RICHARDS BAY HARBOR; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; RICHARDS BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26444521585     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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