Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Tilehbon River sediments, Iran

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1190-1193

  Goorzadi, M ^a   Vahabzadeh, G ^a   Ghanbarpour, M R ^a   Karbassi, A R ^b  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geochemical index; Heavy metals; Kiasar Iran; Pollution; Tilehbon River

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; GEOCHEMICAL INDICES; GEOLOGICAL UNITS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; KIASAR IRAN; POLLUTION INTENSITY; SEDIMENT SAMPLES;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 67649598428     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.1190.1193     Document Type: Article

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