Heavy metals distribution, risk assessment and water quality characterization by water quality index of the River Soan, Pakistan

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 262-270

  Nazeer, Summiya ^a   Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar ^b   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Geo accumulation index; Heavy metals; Sediments and water; WQI

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; EUTROPHICATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; NICKEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SEDIMENTS AND WATERS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WQI;

RIVER POLLUTION;

GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOAN RIVER;

EID: 84897972875     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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