Longitudinal distribution of heavy metals in sediments of a canyon reservoir in Southwest China due to dam construction

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 6101-6110

  Zhao, Qinghe ^a,b   Liu, Shiliang ^a   Deng, Li ^a   Dong, Shikui ^a   Wang, Cong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Canyon reservoir; Contamination level; Dam construction; Heavy metal; Longitudinal distribution

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION FACTORS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; LONGITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL RISK; SOUTHWEST CHINA; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; NICKEL; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

COPPER;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANYON RESERVOIR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGICAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL DISTRIBUTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84878706645     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-3010-5     Document Type: Article

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