Distribution and contamination of trace metals in surface sediments of the East China Sea

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 178-187

  Fang, Tien Hsi ^a   Li, Jou Yun ^a   Feng, Hui Min ^a   Chen, Hung Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; East China Sea; Enrichment factor; Sedimentation flux; Sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; EAST CHINA SEA; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; SEDIMENTATION FLUX; TRACE METALS;

LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENRICHMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TRACE METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 67651102700     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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