Metal contamination in sediments of the western Bohai Bay and adjacent estuaries, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1185-1197

  Feng, Huan ^a   Jiang, Hongyou ^b   Gao, Wensheng ^b   Weinstein, Michael P ^a   Zhang, Qiufeng ^b   Zhang, Weiguo ^c   Yu, Lizhong ^c   Yuan, Dekui ^d   Tao, Jianhua ^d  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marine Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting Center   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bohai Bay; Environmental assessment; Port of Tianjin; Sediment metal contamination; Urban estuary

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BOHAI BAY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HAIHE RIVER; METAL CONTAMINATION; OPEN WATER; PORT OF TIANJIN; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT METAL CONTAMINATION; TIANJIN; URBAN ESTUARY;

ESTUARIES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SILVER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

BOHAI BAY; CHINA; HAI RIVER; TIANJIN; YONGDING RIVER [CHINA];

EID: 79251624870     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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