Assessment of metal contamination in surface sediments from Zhelin Bay, the South China Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 383-388

  Wang, Zhao Hui ^a   Feng, Jie ^a   Jiang, Tao ^a   Gu, Yang Guang ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogenic elements; Heavy metals; Marine sediments; Sediment quality criteria; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC ELEMENTS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; MARINE SEDIMENTS; METAL CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERION; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

DIESEL FUELS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MARINE BIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARICULTURE; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MARICULTURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHELIN BAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

BIOGENIC ELEMENTS; HEAVY METALS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERIA; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

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

EID: 84886091800     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.050     Document Type: Article

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