Effect of rainfall and antecedent dry periods on heavy metal loading of sediments on urban roads

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Tian, Peng ^a   Li, Yingxia ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antecedent dry periods; Heavy metals; Rainfall events; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY SEASON; HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINFALL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 68249159985     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-009-0042-4     Document Type: Article

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