Distribution and contamination of heavy metals in surface sediments of the South Yellow Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2151-2159

  Yuan, Huamao ^a   Song, Jinming ^a   Li, Xuegang ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Duan, Liqin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Heavy metals; Sedimentation flux; Sediments; South Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DRY DEPOSITION FLUXES; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH AFFINITY; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; RISK LEVELS; SEDIMENTATION FLUXES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; YELLOW SEA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFFINITY LABELING; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84866749294     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.040     Document Type: Article

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