Impact of artificial water and sediment discharge regulation in the Huanghe (Yellow River) on the transport of particulate heavy metals to the sea

Catena

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 232-240

  Bi, Naishuang ^a   Yang, Zuosheng ^a   Wang, Houjie ^a   Xu, Congliang ^b   Guo, Zhigang ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Institute of Huanghe Estuarine and Coastal Science   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Huanghe (Yellow River); Particulate heavy metal transport; Sediment source change; Water sediment regulation scheme

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; DISCHARGE; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; HENAN; XIAOLANGDI RESERVOIR; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84901978253     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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