Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of six major chinese freshwater lakes

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-350

  Ma, Zongwei ^a   Chen, Kai ^a   Yuan, Zengwei ^a   Bi, Jun ^a   Huang, Lei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE (SQGS); SHALLOW FRESHWATER;

LEAD; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

LAKES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; ZINC; HEAVY METAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; ECOLOGY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LAKE SEDIMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84874955027     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0178     Document Type: Article

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