Transport and reactivity of nickel in estuarine sediments: Results from a high capacity flume

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Couceiro, F ^a   Rauen, W ^b   Millward, G E ^a   Lin, B ^b   Turner, A ^a   Falconer, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediments; Estuaries; Flume experiments; Nickel; Reactivity; Transport

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUME EXPERIMENT; NICKEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MERSEY RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70549093247     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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