Spatial and seasonal variations of the contamination within water body of the Grand Canal, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1513-1520

  Xiaolong, Wang ^a   Jingyi, Han ^b   Ligang, Xu ^a   Qi, Zhang ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic activities; Metals; The Grand Canal; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CANAL WATER; DISSOLVED METALS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATERBODIES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NUTRIENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; OXYGEN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HETEROGENEITY; METAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; FRESH WATER; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; GRAND CANAL;

EID: 77949913116     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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