Trace metal contamination of sediments in an e-waste processing village in China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 434-442

  Wong, Coby S C ^a   Wu, S C ^b   Duzgoren Aydin, Nurdan S ^a   Aydin, Adnan ^a   Wong, Ming H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; E waste; Pb isotopes; Sediment; Sequential chemical speciation; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

E-WASTE; NON-RESIDUAL FRACTIONS; SEQUENTIAL CHEMICAL SPECIATION; TRACE METALS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPUTER; ELECTRONICS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHINA; COBALT; COPPER; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RURAL HEALTH; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUIYU;

EID: 33751429454     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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