Heavy metal pollution in China: Origin, pattern and control

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-198

  Cheng, Shuiping ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cd; Cu; Emission; Food chain; Health; Pb; Phytoremediation; Waste fertilization; Wastewater irrigation; Zn

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037567229     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2002.11.141.1     Document Type: Review

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