Contamination trends of trace metals and coupling with algal productivity in sediment cores in Pearl River Delta, South China

Chemosphere

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-43

  Duan, Dandan ^a,b   Ran, Yong ^a   Cheng, Hefa ^a   Chen, Jing'an ^c   Wan, Guojiang ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Algal organic matter; Aquatic ecosystem; Sediment core; Sedimentary history; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EUTROPHICATION; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALGAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; EUTROPHIC RESERVOIRS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; ROCK-EVAL PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; TRACE METAL; TRACE METAL CONTAMINATIONS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; SILVER; TITANIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ALGA; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

ALGAE;

ALGAL ORGANIC MATTER; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY HISTORY; TRACE METALS;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; SEAWEED; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84896402912     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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