Cu and Zn concentration gradients created by dilution of pH neutral metal-spiked marine sediment: A comparison of sediment geochemistry with direct methods of metal addition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2912-2918

  Hutchins, Colin M ^a,c   Teasdale, Peter R ^a   Shing, Yip Lee ^a   Simpson, Stuart L ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; PH EFFECTS; ZINC;

CONTAMINATED NATURAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY;

SEDIMENTS;

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; PROTON; WATER; ZINC;

ADDITION REACTIONS; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICOLOGY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SEDIMENT; TOXICOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POROSITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 42149121400     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702673w     Document Type: Article

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