Geochemical controls on distributions and speciation of As and Hg in sediments along the Gaoping (Kaoping) Estuary-Canyon system off southwestern Taiwan

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-495

  Hung, J J ^a   Lu, C C ^a   Huh, C A ^b   Liu, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

As and Hg contents; Factor analysis; Gaoping (Kaoping) Estuary and Canyon; Metal pollution; Sediments; Solid speciation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CLAY MINERALS; ESTUARIES; EXTRACTION; FIRE HAZARDS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; RIVER CONTROL; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SMELTING; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ACCUMULATION RATES; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTIONS; AS AND HG CONTENTS; DEPTH DISTRIBUTIONS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ECONOMIC BOOMS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GAOPING (KAOPING) ESTUARY AND CANYON; GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; HG CONCENTRATIONS; METAL POLLUTION; MN CONTENTS; MN OXIDES; RESIDUAL FRACTIONS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBONS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOPING ESTUARY; KAOPING RIVER; KAOPING SUBMARINE CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

EID: 60749090340     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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