Sediments in urban river basins: A review of sediment-contaminant dynamics in an environmental system conditioned by human activities

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-303

  Taylor, Kevin G ^a   Owens, Philip N ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminants; River basin; Sediment; Sediment management; Urban; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESEARCH WORK; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

EID: 77950960792     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0103-z     Document Type: Review

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