Elemental composition of bottom-sediments from Pangani river basin, Tanzania: Lithogenic and anthropogenic sources

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 525-544

  Hellar Kihampa, Harieth ^a,b   Potgieter Vermaak, Sanja ^c,d   van Grieken, Katleen ^a   Rotondo, Giuliana Gatto ^a   Kishimba, Michael ^e   Van Grieken, Réne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

contamination; elemental composition; Pangani river basin; sediment chemistry; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BEAM ENERGIES; CONTAMINATION RISKS; EARTH'S CRUST; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MAJOR ELEMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RAPID EXPANSION; RIVER BASINS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TANZANIA; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MANGANESE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING;

WATERSHEDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BEDROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

PANGANI BASIN; TANZANIA;

EID: 84859172316     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.648940     Document Type: Article

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