Spatial variability of metal pollution in groyne fields of the Middle Elbe - Implications for sediment monitoring

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 167, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-123

  Baborowski, M ^a   Buttner O ^a   Morgenstern, P ^a   Jancke, T ^b   Westrich, B ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediments; Erosion stability; Groyne fields; Management; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; EROSION DEPTH; EROSION POTENTIALS; GROYNE FIELDS; METAL POLLUTION; RIVER BASINS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT MONITORING; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; VERTICAL DIRECTION; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

EROSION; JETTIES; MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; SILICON; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GROIN; METAL; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGY; METAL POLLUTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; SHEAR STRESS; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ELBE BASIN;

EID: 84860543460     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.046     Document Type: Article

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