Oxygen release compound as a chemical treatment for nutrient rich estuary sediments and water

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 707-713

  Abdallah, Elsadig ^a   Goncalves, Alex A ^a   Gagnon, Graham A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effluents; Eutrophication; Oxygen release; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; AQUATIC TOXICITY; ARTIFICIAL SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL TOXICITY; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ESTUARY SEDIMENTS; FRESH WATER; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MARINE WATERS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL WATERS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN RELEASE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TEST; WATER SOURCE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BOTTLES; DEIONIZED WATER; EUTROPHICATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; RANKINE CYCLE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOXICITY; WATER; WATER RECYCLING;

EFFLUENTS;

FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN RELEASE COMPOUND; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; IC 50; LABORATORY TEST; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67650230598     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520902847844     Document Type: Article

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