Origin and chemical partitioning of heavy metals in riverbed sediments

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Karbassi, A R ^a,c   Bayati, I ^a   Moattar, F ^a,b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c Iran Energy Efficiency Organization (SABA)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Elements; Enrichment factor; Geochemistry; Igeo; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; MANGANESE;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT BY ENVIRONMENT; ELEMENT MOBILITY; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; PARTITIONING; SEDIMENT;

CASPIAN SEA; EURASIA;

EID: 33646004902     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325905     Document Type: Article

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