Heavy metal and nutrient contamination of marine sediments in Hong Kong

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 175-189

  Wong, J W C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Heavy metal; Industrial effluents; Marine sediment; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

HONG KONG; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NUTRIENT; SALINITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AQUACULTURE; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; MARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; REDOX REACTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0030019210     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249609358282     Document Type: Article

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