Baseline assessment of metals and hydrocarbons in the sediments of Lake Mulwala, Australia

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-174

  Baldwin, Darren S ^a   Howitt, J A ^a,b  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Metals; Non metric statistics; Sediments; Water storage

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER STORAGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE MULWALA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 34548308505     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2007.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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