Distinguishing between natural and aquaculture-derived sediment concentrations of heavy metals in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1451-1460

  Sutherland, T F ^a   Petersen, S A ^a   Levings, C D ^a   Martin, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Lorax Environmental Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Copper; Finfish; Geonormalization technique; Heavy metals; Lithium; Sediments; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; MARINE POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTES;

ANTI FOULANT AGENTS; GEOCHEMICAL NORMALIZATION TECHNIQUES; NETPEN SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

SEDIMENTATION;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; CARBON; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AQUACULTURE; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; FINFISH; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; GEOCHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

AQUACULTURE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARBON; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; POROSITY; SULFIDES; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35548981719     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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