Reconstructing recent sedimentation in two urbanised coastal lagoons (NSW, Australia) using radioisotopes and geochemistry

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-596

  Hollins, Suzanne E ^a   Harrison, Jennifer J ^a   Jones, Brian G ^b   Zawadzki, Atun ^a   Heijnis, Henk ^a   Hankin, Stuart ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

137Cs; 14C; 210Pb; Estuarine deposits; Heavy metal contamination; Holocene; Sedimentation rates

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; URBANIZATION; WAR;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 82255192186     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9555-4     Document Type: Article

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