Trace metal dynamics in the sediments of a constructed and natural urban tidal marsh: The role of iron, sulfide, and organic complexation

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-141

  ElBishlawi, Hagar ^a   Shin, Jin Young ^b   Jaffe, Peter R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Metal immobilization; Organic complexation; Sulfide; Tidal marsh; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; METAL IMMOBILIZATION; ORGANIC COMPLEXATION; SULFIDE; TIDAL MARSHES; TRACE METAL;

FLOODS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEAD; MANGANESE; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WETLANDS; ZINC;

COPPER;

IRON; MARSH; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; SULFIDE; SURFACE WATER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880348452     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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