Assessment of heavy metal enrichment factors and the degree of contamination in marine sediments from Tamaki Estuary, Auckland, New Zealand

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 227-238

  Abrahim, G M S ^a   Parker, Rob J ^a  

^a Geoenvironmental Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Auckland; Degree of contamination; Enrichment factor; Heavy metals; New Zealand; Sediments pollution; Tamaki Estuary

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS;

DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; MARINE SEDIMENTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NEW ZEALAND; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

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

EID: 36549005102     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9678-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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