Heavy metals in sediments of two Chesapeake Bay tributaries - Wicomico and Pocomoke rivers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-29

  Gupta, Gian ^a   Karuppiah, Makesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Chesapeake Bay tributaries; Heavy metal; Pocomoke River; Porewater; Sediment; Sewage treatment plant; Wicomico River

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; POULTRY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SURFACE RUNOFF;

USA, MARYLAND, POCOMOKE RIVER; USA, MARYLAND, WICOMICO RIVER;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; FARMS; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; POREWATER; SEDIMENT-POREWATER; SOURCES OF POLLUTION;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

EID: 0030222863     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(96)01773-6     Document Type: Article

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