Accumulation of heavy metals in the bottom sediments of the Irkutsk Reservoir

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 350-362

  Jagus, Andrzej ^a   Khak, Victoria ^b   Rzetala, Martyna A ^c   Rzetala, Mariusz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIELSKO BIALA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Angara river dam cascade; Aquatic ecosystems; Bottom sediments; Chemical elements; Environmental pollution; Heavy metals; Irkutsk Reservoir; Lake Baikal; Pollution level; Sedimentation; Siberia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885366441     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2013.056976     Document Type: Article

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