Sediment quality in near coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico: Influence of Hurricane Katrina

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1403-1408

  MacAuley, John M ^a   Smith, Lisa M ^a   Harwell, Linda C ^a   Benson, William H ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Estuarine; Hurricane Katrina; Sediment quality; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HURRICANE EFFECTS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION DETECTION; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINANTS; ESTUARINE; HURRICANE KATRINA; SEDIMENT QUALITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; NICKEL; STORM WATER; SEA WATER;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COASTAL WATER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NICKEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINE LAKE; SALINITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; HURRICANE; LAKE; MEXICO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CYCLONIC STORMS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; SEAWATER;

EID: 77955760906     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.217     Document Type: Article

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