The distribution of metal industry wastes in intertidal sediments near Whyalla, in Upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia
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1981
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Harbison, Ina Patricia
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Gostin, Victor Andrew
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Intertidal sediments near the B.H.P. steelworks at Whyalla, on the
west coast of Spencer Gulf, were analysed by Atomic Absorbtion spectrometry
to determine sedimentary, geochemical, and biological factors controlling
the distribution and mobility of metals in the nearshore environment.
Selective extraction procedures were used in an attempt to distinguish
metals likely to be available to biota under a range of surface water
conditions, from the total metal content of sediments.
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School of Social Sciences
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Thesis (M.Env.St.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Environmental Studies, 1981
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