Urban rivers as pollutant sinks and sources: A public health concern for recreational river users?

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 543-553

  Scholes, Lian ^a   Faulkner, Hazel ^a   Tapsell, Sue ^a   Downward, Stuart ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Recreation; Risk assessment; Sediment quality; Urban river restoration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EID: 55149123145     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-008-9178-6     Document Type: Article

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