Role of sediment resuspension in the remobilization of particulate-phase metals from coastal sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2282-2288

  Kalnejais, Linda H ^a,c   Martin, William R ^a   Signell, Richard P ^b   Bothner, Michael H ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER QUALITY;

EROSION CHAMBER; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION;

WATER POLLUTION;

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; SILVER; TRACE METAL;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; COPPER; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEAD; REMOBILIZATION; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SILVER; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; EROSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; METAL BINDING; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SPRING; TIDE;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASSACHUSETTS; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENSIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247130624     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061770z     Document Type: Article

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