Historical mercury contamination in sediments and catchment soils of Diss Mere, UK

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2504-2510

  Yang, Handong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lake sediment; Mercury; Pre industrial pollution; Soil; Weaving industry

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; CORE SAMPLES; HEMP; LAKES; LAND USE; MERCURY (METAL); RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WEAVING;

HG CONCENTRATIONS; HISTORICAL TRENDS; INDUSTRIAL LAND; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; PRE-INDUSTRIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; MERCURY; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77956199399     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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