Assessing and managing sediment contamination in transitional waters

Environment International

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-91

  Chapman, Peter M ^a   Wang, Feiyue ^b,c   Caeiro, Sandra Sofia ^b,d  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Biomarkers; Contaminants; Estuaries; Lagoons; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; IMPURITIES; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE LAGOONS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FAR-FIELD SOURCES; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; TRANSITIONAL WATERS;

CONTAMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COASTAL LAGOON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTUARY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

BIOTA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84875629302     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.02.009     Document Type: Review

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