An assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface sediment using statistical analysis

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 489-501

  Rodriguez Barroso M R ^a   Garcia Morales J L ^a   Coello Oviedo, M D ^a   Quiroga Alonso, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical parameters; Pollution; Quality; Sediment; Standards; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION DATA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL CONTENT; METAL POLLUTION; N-HEXANE; POLLUTION ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEDIMENT STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL FACTOR ANALYSIS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; URBAN POLLUTIONS; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WEAK CORRELATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; HEXANE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTEWATER; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; CADIZ BAY; SANCTI PETRI CHANNEL; SPAIN;

EID: 77952093877     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0852-6     Document Type: Article

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