The Applicability of the Distribution Coefficient, KD, Based on Non-Aggregated Particulate Samples from Lakes with Low Suspended Solids Concentrations

Aine Marie Gormley-Gallagher; Richard William Douglas; Brian Rippey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133069

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The Applicability of the Distribution Coefficient, K_D, Based on Non-Aggregated Particulate Samples from Lakes with Low Suspended Solids Concentrations

Aine Marie Gormley-Gallagher ,

* E-mail: aine.gormley@cranfield.ac.uk

Affiliations School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
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Richard William Douglas,

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom
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Brian Rippey

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom
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The Applicability of the Distribution Coefficient, K_D, Based on Non-Aggregated Particulate Samples from Lakes with Low Suspended Solids Concentrations

Aine Marie Gormley-Gallagher,
Richard William Douglas,
Brian Rippey

Published: July 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133069

About the Authors

Aine Marie Gormley-Gallagher

* E-mail: aine.gormley@cranfield.ac.uk

Affiliations School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom

Richard William Douglas

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Brian Rippey

Affiliation School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AGG RD BR. Performed the experiments: AGG. Analyzed the data: AGG RD BR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AGG RD BR. Wrote the paper: AGG RD BR.

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