Lead contamination of fluvial sediments in an eroding blanket peat catchment

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 446-459

  Rothwell, J J ^a   Evans, M G ^a   Allott, T E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITION; EROSION; LEAD; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

ERODING BLANKET PEAT CATCHMENTS; FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; LEAD CONTAMINATION;

CATCHMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BLANKET BOG; CATCHMENT; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER; PEAT SOIL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL EROSION; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; PENNINES; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846634654     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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