The chemical, toxicological and ecological studies in assessing the heavy metal pollution in Le An River, China

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 510-518

  He, Mengchang ^a   Wang, Zijian ^a   Tang, Hongxiao ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological deterioration; Heavy metals; Integration; Pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

COPPER MINES; DRAINAGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL DETERIORATION; ECOLOGICAL DETERIORATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION;

RIVERS;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; RIVER WATER;

ACID MIN DRAINAGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COPPER MINE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; MINING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; JISHUI RIVER; LE AN RIVER;

EID: 0032007569     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00229-7     Document Type: Article

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