Characteristics of distribution and chemical speciation of heavy metals in environmental mediums around Jinchang mining city, Northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1667-1674

  Li, Xiao Hu ^a,b   Tang, Zhong Li ^b   Chu, Feng You ^a   Yang, Ling Yuan ^c  

^a Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Environmental contamination; Heavy metals; Mining city

Indexed keywords

ACID-SOLUBLE FRACTIONS; CULTIVATED SOILS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTANTS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MINING CITIES; MINING CITY; NORTHWEST CHINA; RESIDUAL FRACTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SLAGHEAP;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DUST; EXTRACTION; HEAVY WATER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; METALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; ZINC;

CHEMICAL SPECIATION;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LEAD; MINING; MINING INDUSTRY; MOBILITY; NICKEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SLAG; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SPOIL HEAP; TAILINGS;

CHINA; GANSU; JINCHANG;

EID: 80255138230     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0438-1     Document Type: Article

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