Contaminated soil and sediments in a highly developed catchment-estuary system (Sydney estuary, Australia): An innovative stormwater remediation strategy

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-208

  Birch, Gavin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment; Metals; Receiving basin; Sediments; Soils

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METAL; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; STORMWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650415631     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0304-5     Document Type: Article

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