A statistical approach for assessing heavy metal contamination in near-shore marine sediment cores: A case study from the Yellow Sea, China

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Wang, Xue Song ^a   Wang, Shu Jun ^a   Zhu, Guang Chao ^a   Mao, Ying Ming ^a  

^a HUAIHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimony; Assessment; Contamination; Enrichment; Metals; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ENRICHMENT; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MULTIPLE COMPARISON; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; NEARSHORES; SEDIMENT CORE; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STUDY AREAS; YELLOW SEA;

ANTIMONY; CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; MARINE POLLUTION; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TIN;

COPPER;

EID: 78651404882     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2010.536625     Document Type: Article

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