Assessment of Heavy Metals Pollution in Sediments of the Korbevačka River in Southeastern Serbia

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 889-900

  Djordjević, Ljiljana ^a   Živković, Nenad ^b   Živković, Ljiljana ^b   Djordjević, Amelija ^b  

^a Higher School of Applied Professional Studies   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Assessment; heavy metals; Korbeva ka River; pollution; sediment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ASSESSMENT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; GEOCHEMICAL PHASIS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; POLLUTION LOADS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 84866857900     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.699110     Document Type: Article

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