Mobilisation of traffic-derived trace metals from road corridors into coastal stream and estuarine sediments, Cairns, northern Australia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Pratt, C ^a   Lottermoser, B G ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Metals; Pb isotopes; Road sediments; Stream sediments; Traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METALS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

PB ISOTOPES; ROAD SEDIMENTS; STREAM SEDIMENTS; TRAFFIC POLLUTION;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CATCHMENT; COASTAL STRUCTURE; DUST; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; MOBILIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAIRNS; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF LAGOON; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33947546900     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0471-2     Document Type: Article

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