The chemistry of suspended particulate material in a highly contaminated embayment of Port Jackson (Australia) under quiescent, high-wind and heavy-rainfall conditions

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-516

  Birch, Gavin ^a   O'Hea, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contaminant risk; Heavy metals; Stratified estuaries; Suspended particulate matter; Well mixed estuaries

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINANT RISKS; STRATIFIED ESTUARIES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WELL-MIXED ESTUARIES;

HEAVY METALS;

BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER FEEDER; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER COLUMN; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HOMEBUSH BAY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT JACKSON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35648984626     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0662-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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