Heavy metals in surface water and stream sediments in Jamaica

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-66

  Knight, C ^a,b   Kaiser, J ^b   Lalor, G C ^a   Robotham, H ^a   Witter, J V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Hope Gardens   (Jamaica)

^c Water Auth Hoogheemraadschap V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Heavy metals; Lead; Mercury; Nickel; Stream sediments; Water; Zinc

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; RIVER SEDIMENT; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0030698826     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018442219943     Document Type: Article

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