Contaminants in fine sediments and their consequences for biota of the Severn Estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 68-82

  Langston, W J ^a   Pope, N D ^a   Jonas, P J C ^b   Nikitic, C ^c   Field, M D R ^d   Dowell, B ^e   Shillabeer, N ^e   Swarbrick, R H ^e   Brown, A R ^e  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c Jacobs UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Ecospan Environmental Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Hediste (=Nereis) diversicolor; Metals; PAHs; PCBs; Sediment; Severn Estuary

Indexed keywords

ASTRA ZENECA; BENTHIC BIOTA; BODY BURDEN; DYNAMIC NATURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FAUNAL DIVERSITY; FINE SEDIMENTS; HEDISTE (=NEREIS) DIVERSICOLOR; INTEGRATED MONITORING; PAHS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RE-SUSPENSION; RECENT TRENDS; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL ENERGY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; IMPURITIES; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; OCEAN CURRENTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDAL POWER;

SEDIMENTS;

METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FAUNA; METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TIDAL POWER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; METALS; PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR;

EID: 77149123025     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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