Biotic ligand models for metals - A practical application in the revision of water quality standards in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 10877-10878

  Feng, Chenglian ^a   Wu, Fengchang ^a   Zheng, Binghui ^a   Meng, Wei ^a   Paquin, Paul R ^b   Wu, K Benjamin ^b  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HydroQual Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HOT WATER; METAL; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; NOTE; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER STANDARD;

CHINA; FRESH WATER; LIGANDS; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84870004797     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303500n     Document Type: Note

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