Mobility of heavy metals as a function of pH of samples from an overbank sediment profile contaminated by mining activities

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 185-194

  Gäbler, Hans Eike ^a  

^a Niedersachsisches Landesamt B   (Germany)

Author keywords

Floodplains; Harz Mountains; Heavy metals; Mobility; pH; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; DESORPTION; LEAD; MINING; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

BUFFERING CAPACITY; FLOODPLAINS; HEAVY METAL MOBILITY;

HEAVY METALS;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; MINING; MOBILITY; PH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

GERMANY, HARZ MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0031126985     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00061-1     Document Type: Article

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