Heavy metals in surface sediments from Minjiang Estuary-Mazu and Xiamen-Jinmen sea areas

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-122

  Hong, Li Yu ^a   Hong, Hua Sheng ^a   Chen, Wei Qi ^a   Wang, Xin Hong ^a   Zhang, Luo Ping ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration; Distribution; Heavy metal; Minjiang Estuary Mazu and Xiamen Jinmen sea areas; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; RIVERS;

SEDIMENT QUALITY;

SEDIMENTS;

HEAVY METAL;

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY;

CHINA;

EID: 0037251487     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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