The Dart estuary, Devon, UK: A case study of chemical dynamics and pollutant mobility

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 382-398

  Schuwerack, P M M ^a   Neal, M ^b   Neal, C ^b  

^a Britannia Royal Naval College   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Bioaccumulation; Bioindicator; Cadmium; Carcinus maenas; Chemical dynamics; Common shore crab; Copper; Dart; Digestive gland; Estuary; Gills; Lead; Sediments; Trace metals; Uptake; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRAB; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

DART ESTUARY; DEVON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33846351885     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-382-2007     Document Type: Article

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