Spatial variations in heavy metals on tidal flats in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1101-1108

  Gorenc, S ^a   Kostaschuk, R ^b   Chen, Z ^c  

^a Parish Geomorphic   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Heavy metals; Sediment; Tidal flats; Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAVY METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SALTS; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

DILUTION; TIDAL FLATS;

TIDES;

ESTUARY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 3042741428     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-0968-5     Document Type: Article

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