Inputs

Estuary 3D: River Mouth Triptych

Triptych comparison of a river mouth, showing a pristine environment (left) with subsequent sediment, nutrients, and toxin inputs leading to an unhealthy and unproductive environment with a hardened shoreline (right)

Inputs: atmospheric phosphorus

Illustration of atmospheric phosphorus input

Inputs: atmospheric sulphur

Illustration of atmospheric sulphur input

Inputs: dissolved organic carbon

Illustration of dissolved organic carbon input

Inputs: gas

Illustration of gas input

Inputs: humic stained water

Illustration of humic-stained water

Inputs: iron stained water

Illustration of iron input via water

Inputs: nutrients 1

Illustration of nutrient input

Inputs: nutrients 2

Illustration showing sediment inputs

Inputs: particulate organic carbon

Illustration of particulate organic carbon input

Inputs: saltwater

Illustration of saltwater input

Inputs: sediments 1

Illustration of sediment input

Inputs: sediments 2

Illustration showing sediment inputs

Inputs: sediments and nutrients

Illustration of sediment and nutrient input

Inputs: toxicants

Illustration of toxicant input

Inputs: trash

Arrow to indicate trash inputs

Pathogens

Illustration of pathogens

Radioactive materials

Illustration of radioactive materials

Toxicants; lead

Illustration of lead toxicants

Toxicants; organo-chlorine

Illustration of organo-chlorine toxicants

Toxicants: high

Illustration of high toxicant inputs

Toxicants: low

Illustration of low toxicant inputs

Treated Effluent

Illustration of Treated Effluent