Effects of sewage sludge disposal on metal content in the sediment and water of Mitchell Lake, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-111

  Simpson, N ^a   Sarkar, D ^a   Datta, R ^a   Sharma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; SAFETY; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RETENTION;

FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 33745806257     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1038-3     Document Type: Article

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