Significance of oxides and particulate organic matter in controlling trace metal partitioning in a contaminated estuary

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 179-192

  Turner, Andrew ^a   Millward, Geoffrey E ^a   Le Roux, Sophie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fe Mn oxides; Organic matter; Partitioning; Salinity; Sediment; Sorption; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SALINITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION; ZINC;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MERSEY ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2942628137     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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