Mineralogy of metal contaminated estuarine sediments, Derwent estuary, Hobart, Australia: implications for metal mobility

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 589-603

  Gregory, D ^a   Meffre, S ^a   Large, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

contamination; copper; Derwent estuary; franklinite; lead; metal siting; mineralogy; sequential leach; zinc

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; LEAD; METAL; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA; DERWENT ESTUARY; HOBART; TASMANIA;

EID: 84883449259     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2013.823559     Document Type: Article

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