The role of sediments as a source of metals in river catchments

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1250-1256

  Chon, Ho Sik ^a   Ohandja, Dieudonné Guy ^a   Voulvoulis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metal; Modified aquivalence mass balance approach; Sediments; Source assessment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING STRATEGY; MODIFIED AQUIVALENCE MASS BALANCE APPROACHES; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT; SOURCE ASSESSMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL DERIVATIVE; NICKEL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HEAVY METAL; MASS BALANCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; YARE RIVER;

EID: 84862695683     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.104     Document Type: Article

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