Vertical distribution and water solubility of phosphorus and heavy metals in sediments of the St. Lucie Estuary, South Florida, USA

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-260

  He, Z L ^a,b   Zhang, M ^a   Stoffella, P J ^b   Yang, X E ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Muck sediment; Phosphorus; South Florida; Vertical distribution; Water solubility

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY METALS; PHOSPHORUS; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MUCK SEDIMENTS; SOUTH FLORIDA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER SOLUBILITY;

SEDIMENTS;

HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LUCIE ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646466660     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0205-5     Document Type: Article

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