In search for the ecological and toxicological relevance of sediment re-mobilisation and transport during flood events

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Wölz, Jan ^a   Cofalla, Catrina ^a   Hudjetz, Sebastian ^a   Roger, Sebastian ^a   Brinkmann, Markus ^a   Schmidt, Burkhard ^a   Schäffer, Andreas ^a   Kammann, Ulrike ^b   Lennartz, Gottfried ^e   Hecker, Markus ^c,d   Schüttrumpf, Holger ^a   Hollert, Henner ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^c ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e Forschungsinstitut für Ökosystemanalyse und Bewertung E V Gaiac   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annular flume; Biomarker; Fish exposure; Flood event; Sediment erosion; Sediment mobilisation; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EROSION; FISH; FLOOD; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 58649110829     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-008-0050-0     Document Type: Article

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