Contamination of heavy metals in marine sediment cores from Victoria harbour, Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 769-779

  Tanner, Peter A ^a   Leong, Lai Shing ^a   Pan, Shao Ming ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluxes; Hong Kong; Metals; Pb 210; Sediment; Vibrocores

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERRIC ION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DUMPING; HONG KONG; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0033847931     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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