Distribution of heavy metals in vegetation surrounding the Blackstone River, USA: Considerations regarding sediment contamination and long term metals transport in freshwater riverine ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 493-502

  Ozdilek, Hasan Goksel ^a   Mathisen, Paul P ^b   Pellegrino, Don ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Blackstone River; Copper; Lead; Metal contamination; Resuspension; USA; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOASSAY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESUSPENSION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ECOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PLANT TISSUE; RIVER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

BLACKSTONE RIVER; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34247623243     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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