A combined modelling and geochemical study of the fate of terrigenous inputs from mixed natural and mining sources in a coral reef lagoon (New Caledonia)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-331

  Fernandez, Jean Michel ^a,b   Ouillon, Sylvain ^a   Chevillon, Christophe ^a   Douillet, Pascal ^a   Fichez, Renaud ^a   Gendre, Romain Le ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Cr; Geochemistry; Hydrodynamics; New Caledonia; Ni; Open cast mining; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; CATCHMENTS; CHROMIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NICKEL; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATERSHEDS;

ABANDONED MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; OPEN-CAST MINING;

MINING;

CHROMIUM; NICKEL;

COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL REEF; GEOCHEMISTRY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGOON; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW CALEDONIA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644917414     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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