Evaluating the metallic pollution of riverine water and sediments: A case study of Aras River

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-203

  Nasehi, F ^a   Hassani, A H ^a   Monavvari, M ^a   Karbassi, A R ^a   Khorasani, N ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aras River; Bioavailability; Cluster analysis; Metallic pollution; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BED LOAD; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOAVAILABLE METALS; EARTH CRUSTS; EDIBLE OIL; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; METALLIC CONCENTRATION; METALLIC IONS; METALLIC POLLUTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; POTENTIAL RISKS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RISK POTENTIALS; RIVER WATER; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SHARP INCREASE; SOIL EROSION; SPECIFIC AREAS; STUDY AREAS; SUBBASINS; WATER ENVIRONMENTS; WATER SAMPLES;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COPPER; DAIRY PRODUCTS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUGAR CANE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; PESTICIDE; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALLING; HUMAN; IRAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRECIPITATION; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRAN; METALS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ARAKS RIVER; ARDABIL; IRAN;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84872000070     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2543-y     Document Type: Article

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