Spatial variations of heavy metals in the East China Sea Continental shelf surface sediments

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-91

  Lin, Saulwood ^a   Chen, Chin Ming ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Environmental Safety Inc 101   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

East China Sea Continental shelf; Heavy metals; Reactive metals; Sediments; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

; HEAVY METAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; MARINE SEDIMENT; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0030428756     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757549608035521     Document Type: Article

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