Heavy metal distribution in sediment profiles of the Pearl River estuary, South China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 567-581

  Li, Xiangdong ^a   Wai, Onyx W H ^a   Li, Y S ^a   Coles, Barry J ^b   Ramsey, Michael H ^b   Thornton, Iain ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TH Huxley Sch Environ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0033998305     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00072-4     Document Type: Article

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