Short-term (24 h) effects of mild and severe hypoxia (20% and 5% dissolved oxygen) on metal partitioning in highly contaminated estuarine sediments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-131

  Banks, Joanne ^a   Ross, D Jeff ^b   Keough, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

DGT; Estuarine sediment; Hypoxia; Metal pollution

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; HYPOXIA; PARTITIONING; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EID: 84857992912     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

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