Causes and ecological effects of resuspended contaminated sediments (RCS) in marine environments

Environment International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 230-243

  Roberts, David A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediments; Disturbance; Ecotoxicology; Remobilisation; Resuspension

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; RE-SUSPENSION; REMOBILISATION;

CONTAMINATION;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; REMOBILIZATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER COLUMN;

BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOTURBATION; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; HURRICANE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; TIDE; TSUNAMI; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84856226867     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.11.013     Document Type: Review

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