Speciation of heavy metals in bed sediments of wetlands in urban Coimbatore, India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 800-808

  Mathew, M ^a   Mohanraj, R ^b   Azeez, P A ^b   Pattabhi, S ^a  

^a PSG CAS   (India)

^b SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ALKALINITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDIA; LAKE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0038410229     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0053-x     Document Type: Article

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