Seds: Setting environmental decisions for sediment, a decision making tool for sediment management

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 387-396

  Krantzberg, G ^a   Reynoldson, T ^b   Jaagumagi, R ^a   Bedard, D ^a   Painter, S ^b   Boyd, D ^a   Pawson, T ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological guidelines; Ecosystem approach; Remedial Action Plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011210187     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980008657036     Document Type: Article

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