Relation of sediment characteristics to trace metal concentrations: A statistical study

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 694-698

  Wang, Feiyue ^a   Chen, Jingsheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Metals; Sediment; Sorption

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CORRELATION METHODS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PARTIAL RANK CORRELATION ANALYSIS; TRACE METALS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; HYDROXIDE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; SORBENT; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034142658     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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