Heavy metal content in sediments along the Calore river: Relationships with physical-chemical characteristics

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Bartoli, G ^a   Papa, S ^a   Sagnella, E ^a   Fioretto, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campania; Organic carbon; Pollution; Rivers; Sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CAMPANIA; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DOWN-STREAM; HEAVY METALS CONTENT; HIGH-CONTENT; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PARTICLES SIZES; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; TRACE METAL; TRACE METAL CONTENTS;

RIVERS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; VANADIUM; ZINC;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GUIDELINE; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CALORE RIVER; CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY;

EID: 84856227747     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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