Heavy metal pollution in sediments of a typical mariculture zone in South China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 712-720

  Zhang, Wenfeng ^a   Liu, Xueping ^a   Cheng, Hefa ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a   Hu, Yuanan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquafarming; Chemical speciation; Heavy metal; Risk assessment; Sediment pollution

Indexed keywords

AQUAFARMING; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MARICULTURE ZONE; POLLUTED SEDIMENTS; POTENTIAL RISKS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOUTH CHINA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MARINE BIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; MARICULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AEROSOL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARY; MARICULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUACULTURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

EID: 84862813764     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.042     Document Type: Article

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