Distribution and partition behavior of heavy metals between dissolved and acid-soluble fractions along a salinity gradient inthe Changjiang Estuary, eastern China

Chemical Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 383-396

  Wang, Zhong Liang ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang Estuary; Heavy metals; Partitioning; Water particle interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044440877     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2002.05.001     Document Type: Article

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