Retention and distribution of heavy metals in mangrove soils receiving wastewater

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-291

  Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, Y S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mangrove; Retention; Sequential extraction; Soil; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM ACETATE; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; HONG KONG; LEACHING; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; MANGROVE; MANGROVE SEDIMENTS; RETENTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0030302837     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(96)00115-7     Document Type: Article

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