Spatial variations and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments on the upper reaches of Hun River, Northeast China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1083-1090

  Guo, Ruichao ^a,b   He, Xingyuan ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Hun River; Risk assessment; Sediments; Source analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; REGIONAL MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE (SQGS); SOURCE ANALYSIS;

COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEAVY METAL; MINING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

CHINA; HUN RIVER;

EID: 84884126896     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2196-8     Document Type: Article

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