Sediment contaminants inside new Orleans, la homes following hurricane Katrina

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 178, 2008, Pages 425-432

  Ashley, Nicholas A ^a   Valsaraj, Kalliat T ^a   Thibodeaux, Louis J ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chemical Engineering and Interim Department   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; DEPOSITED SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; FINE PARTICLES; FLUORANTHENE; HURRICANE KATRINA; KATRINA; NEW ORLEANS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINANTS; SMALL CRACK; SMALL PARTICLES; VOLATILE ORGANICS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIS; HURRICANES; POLLUTION DETECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS; VANADIUM;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 66549084999     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40971(310)53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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