Initial identification of heavy metals contamination in Taihu Lake, a eutrophic lake in China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1539-1548

  Jiang, Xia ^a   Wang, Wenwen ^a   Wang, Shuhang ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a,b   Hu, Jiachen ^a,b  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment; Heavy metal; Sediment; Taihu lake; Water

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; EUTROPHIC LAKES; INTERSTITIAL WATER; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; OVERLYING WATER; PB AND CU; POLLUTED AREA; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TAIHU LAKES; TISSUE CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMNS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD; METALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL;

ARSENIC; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WATER COLUMN; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 84866308216     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60986-8     Document Type: Article

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