Storage of sediment-associated nutrients and contaminants in river channel and floodplain systems

Samples of fine-grained channel bed sediment and overbank floodplain deposits were collected along the main channels of the Rivers Aire (and its main tributary, the River Calder) and Swale, in Yorkshire, UK, in order to investigate downstream changes in the storage and deposition of heavy metals (Cr...

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Published in:Applied geochemistry 2003-02, Vol.18 (2), p.195-220
Main Authors: Walling, D.E, Owens, P.N, Carter, J, Leeks, G.J.L, Lewis, S, Meharg, A.A, Wright, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
British Isles, Yorkshire, Aire R
British Isles, Yorkshire, Calder R
British Isles, Yorkshire, Swale R
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
Marine and continental quaternary
Pollution, environment geology
Surficial geology
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Summary:Samples of fine-grained channel bed sediment and overbank floodplain deposits were collected along the main channels of the Rivers Aire (and its main tributary, the River Calder) and Swale, in Yorkshire, UK, in order to investigate downstream changes in the storage and deposition of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn), total P and the sum of selected PCB congeners, and to estimate the total storage of these contaminants within the main channels and floodplains of these river systems. Downstream trends in the contaminant content of the
ISSN:0883-2927
1872-9134
DOI:10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00121-X