Fractionation and biotoxicity of heavy metals in urban dusts collected from Hong Kong and London

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 185-198

  Wang, W H ^a   Wong, M H ^b   Leharne, S ^a   Fisher, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioassay tests; Chemical characterisation; Cu; Pb; Sequential extraction; Street dust; Zn

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COPPER; DUST; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; TOXICITY;

CHINA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; CHLOROPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

EID: 0032462714     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006530300522     Document Type: Article

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