Potential toxic risk of heavy metals from sediment of the Pearl River in South China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1053-1058

  NIU, Hongyi ^a,b   DENG, Wenjing ^c   WU, Qunhe ^a   CHEN, Xingeng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Research Institute of Environmental Protection   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

heavy metal; potential toxicity; sediment; sediment quality guidelines

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EFFECT CONCENTRATION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; PEARL RIVER; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POTENTIAL TOXICITY; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SOUTH CHINA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

GEMS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 68349093993     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62381-5     Document Type: Article

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