Determination of heavy metal profiles in dated sediment cores from Sai Kung Bay, Hong Kong

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-335

  Fung, Y S ^a   Lo, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANTS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEDIMENTS;

HONG KONG, SAI KUNG BAY;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

COASTAL CORES; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

EID: 0030615710     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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