Transfer and release of Hg from the Yangtze Estuarine sediment during sediment resuspension event

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3256-3261

  Bi, Chun Juan ^a   Chen, Zhen Lou ^a   Shen, Jun ^a   Sun, Wei Wei ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estuary; Hg; Physical disturbance; Resuspension; Sediment

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 71249126845     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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