Historical backcasting of metal concentrations in the Chattahoochee River, Georgia: Population growth and environmental policy

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2315-2324

  Neumann, Klaus ^a   Lyons, W Berry ^b   Graham, Elizabeth Y ^c   Callender, Edward ^d  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; POLPULATION GROWTH; RIVER SYSTEMS; TRACE METALS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

RIVER WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27844611176     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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