Heavy metals in estuarine benthic organisms and sediments: data and model
Conference
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OSTI ID:7299604
Coastal industrial development and subsequent heavy metal release requires an understanding of environmental contamination that can result. A dynamic model has been developed in close association with a detailed environmental surveillance program of an estuarine ecosystem. The program and model traces the heavy metals from release into the water column and subsequent interactions between the air-water interface, pelagic zone, and sediments. The interaction between phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic organisms, and predators is accounted for. The results of the calculations are compared to measurements taken in an estuarine ecosystem over a two-year period. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, N.Mex. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7299604
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-75-5869; CONF-750967-14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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