Monitoring of pulp mill effluents in the coastal waters of North Estonia

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 111, Issue , 2008, Pages 217-226

  Suursaar, U ^a   Aps, R ^a   Martin, G ^a   Pollumae A ^a   Kaljurand, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Coastal jet; Pollution dispersion; Pulp industry; RDCP; Resuspension; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RESUSPENSION; WATER USE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KUNDA; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58849085078     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP080211     Document Type: Article

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