Heavy metal pollution status in surface sediments of the coastal Bohai Bay

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1901-1911

  Gao, Xuelu ^a   Chen, Chen Tung Arthur ^b  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bohai Bay; Chemical fractionation; Environmental assessment; Heavy metal; Sediment analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; HEAVY METALS; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BOHAI BAY; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; MOBILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BAY; COASTAL WATERS; FRACTIONATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BOHAI BAY; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84862776629     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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