Environmental changes in the Pearl River Estuary (China) as reflected by light stable isotopes and organic contaminants

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Böttcher, Michael E ^a   Voss, Maren ^a   Schulz Bull, Detlef ^a   Schneider, Rolf ^a   Leipe, Thomas ^a   Knöller, Kay ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Biogeochemical element cycles; Carbon; Light stable isotopes; Nitrogen; Organic contaminants; Pearl River Estuary; Southern China; Sulfur; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL ELEMENT CYCLES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY; SOUTHERN CHINA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONTAMINATION; CORE SAMPLES; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; GEMS; ISOTOPES; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DDT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HCH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649449382     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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