Study on adverse impact of e-waste disassembly on surface sediment in East China by chemical analysis and bioassays

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-367

  Chen, Lei ^a   Yu, Chunna ^b   Shen, Chaofeng ^a,c   Zhang, Congkai ^a   Liu, Lei ^a   Shen, Kaili ^a   Tang, Xianjin ^a   Chen, Yingxu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety   (China)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chemical analysis; E waste; Industrial park mode; Surface sediment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; GENOTOXICITY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; LEAD; LUMINESCENCE; NICKEL; PAH; PCB; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; ZINC;

CHINA; TAIZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VICIA FABA;

EID: 77952290859     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0176-8     Document Type: Article

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