Potential risks of metal toxicity in contaminated sediments of Deûle river in Northern France

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 2129-2137

  Louriño Cabana, Beatriz ^a   Lesven, Ludovic ^a   Charriau, Adeline ^a   Billon, Gabriel ^a   Ouddane, Baghdad ^a   Boughriet, Abdel ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Pollution; Pore water; Sediment; Toxicity; Trace metal; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SMELTING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDES; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; METAL ENRICHMENT FACTORS; PORE WATERS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTRACTED METALS; TRACE METAL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; SULFIDE; ZINC;

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOACCUMULATION; LEAD; POREWATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAL EXTRACTION; METAL TOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SMELTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DEULE RIVER; FRANCE; NORD PAS DE CALAIS;

EID: 79751533412     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.124     Document Type: Article

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