Distribution and assessment of sediment toxicity in Tamaki Estuary, Auckland, New Zealand

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1315-1323

  Abrahim, G M S ^a   Parker, R J ^a   Nichol, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Auckland; Contamination; Geomorphology; Heavy metals; New Zealand; Sediment quality guidelines; Tamaki Estuary

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; WATERBORNE SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAMAKI ESTUARY;

EID: 34250624920     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0570-0     Document Type: Article

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