Characteristics of metal enrichment in Deep Bay, Hong Kong

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-12

  Liu, Wen Xin ^a,b   Li, Xiang Dong ^a   Li, Yok Sheung ^a   Wai, Wing Hong Onyx ^a   Wai, O W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Deep Bay; Metal enrichment; Overlying water; Sediments; Suspended particles

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

METAL ENRICHMENT; RIPARIAN RUNOFFS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; RAIN;

HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; SEDIMENT; TREE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; METALS, HEAVY; RAIN; TREES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; DEEP BAY; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0842279769     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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