Concentration of 7 heavy metals in sediments and mangrove root samples from Mai Po, Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 269-279

  Ong Che, R G ^a,b  

^a Hong Kong Technical College   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONG KONG; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SEDIMENT;

CHINA;

ACANTHUS; ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS; AEGICERUS; AEGICERUS CORNICULATUM; KANDELIA CANDEL;

EID: 0032819903     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00056-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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