Dissolved and particulate aluminum in the Columbia River and coastal waters of Oregon and Washington: Behavior in near-field and far-field plumes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-185

  Brown, Matthew T ^a   Bruland, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbia River plume; dissolved aluminum; Oregon; particulate aluminum; silicic acid; Washington

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COASTAL WATER; COLLOID; DISSOLVED MATTER; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; FLOCCULATION; IRON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RIVER PLUME; SALINITY; SALT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SILICIC ACID; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 68049084583     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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