Geochemical and Statistical Evaluation of Heavy Metal Status in the Region around Jinxi River, China

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 850-868

  Abdelhafez, Ahmed A ^a,b   Li, Jianhua ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment Ministry of Education College of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University ^*  (China)

^b Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

contamination; geochemical; Heavy metals; Jinxi River; statistical

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE (SQGS); STATISTICAL; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 84901457650     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2014.887651     Document Type: Article

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