Multivariate analysis of heavy metal contaminations in seawater and sediments from a heavily industrialized harbor in Southern Taiwan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 266-275

  Lin, Yung Chang ^a   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^a   Chiang, Pen Chi ^b   Chen, Wei Hsiang ^c   Lin, Yuan Chung ^c  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Heavy metals; Principal component analysis; Seawater; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT FACTORS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; STRAIGHTFORWARD STRATEGY;

CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEAWATER;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; SEA WATER; ZINC;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; HARBOR; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL RECOVERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PIPELINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

TAIWAN;

ENRICHMENT FACTOR; HEAVY METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886090212     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.027     Document Type: Article

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