In-stream processing of sediment-associated metals in peatland fluvial systems

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 187, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 53-64

  Rothwell, J J ^a,b   Evans, M G ^a   Allott, T E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidic stream water; Desorption; Metals; Mixing; Peak District; Peat erosion

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; MIXING; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACIDIC STREAM WATER; PEAK DISTRICT; PEAT EROSION;

SEDIMENTS;

ACID; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; PEAT; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; WATER; ZINC;

CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; MIXING; SEDIMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHROMIUM; DESORPTION; PEAT SOIL; SOIL EROSION; STREAMWATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; IN STREAM PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; METAL CONTAMINATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAT EROSION; PROCESSING; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER);

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36749003913     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9496-8     Document Type: Article

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