Catchment condition as a major control on the quality of receiving basin sediments (Sydney Harbour, Australia)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2820-2835

  Birch, G F ^a   McCready, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment; Heavy metals; Receiving basin; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BASIN SEDIMENTS; BED LOADS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; METALLIC CONTAMINANTS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RECEIVING BASIN; ROAD DUSTS; STORM WATERS; SYDNEY HARBOURS;

ANIMALS; CANALS; CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

RUNOFF;

BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMEDIATION; STORMWATER;

COPPER; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD; NEW SOUTH WALES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 61449101274     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.051     Document Type: Article

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