Digestion methods for total heavy metals in sediments and soils

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 141, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 189-205

  Hseu, Zeng Yei ^a   Chen, Zueng Sang ^b   Tsai, Chen Chi ^b   Tsui, Chun Chih ^b   Cheng, Shuang Fu ^a   Liu, Chyan Lan ^c   Lin, Haw Tarn ^d  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digestion method; Heavy metal; Sediment; Soil; Total analysis

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LEAD; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; ZINC;

DIGESTION; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FOREST; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED; WEATHERING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036874537     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021302405128     Document Type: Review

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