Assessment of Metal Pollution in Water and Surface Sediments of the Seyhan River, Turkey, Using Different Indexes

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-194

  Davutluoglu, Orkun I ^a   Seckin, Galip ^a   Ersu, Cagatayhan B ^a   Yilmaz, Turan ^a   Sari, Bulent ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Geo accumulation index; Metals; River pollution; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADANA [TURKEY]; SEYHAN RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 79951659504     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201000266     Document Type: Article

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