Spatial distribution of nine metals in surface sediment of an urban estuary prior to a large scale reclamation project

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 969-974

  Buggy, Conor James ^a   Tobin, John Michael ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; METAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRELAND; METALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33747887556     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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