Stormwater metal loading to a well-mixed/stratified estuary (Sydney Estuary, Australia) and management implications

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 531-551

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   Rochford, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Loading; Metals; Modelling; Remediation; Stratification; Sydney estuary

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FLOW CONDITION; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; METAL LOADINGS; METAL PHASIS; MODELLING; STORMWATERS; STRATIFICATION; SYDNEY ESTUARY;

CATCHMENTS; CHROMIUM; ESTUARIES; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION;

LOADING;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; RAIN; STORM WATER; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; ESTUARY; HEAVY METAL; INFILTRATION; STORMWATER; STRATIFICATION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; METALS, HEAVY; NEW SOUTH WALES; RAIN; SEAWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

EID: 77957667063     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1195-z     Document Type: Article

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