Heavy metals in shallow groundwater of the urban area in Suzhou, northern Anhui Province, China

Water Practice and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-205

  Sun, Linhua ^a   Peng, Weihua ^a  

^a SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Quality assessment; Shallow groundwater; Source identification; Urban area

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POLLUTION; ZINC;

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; NORTHERN ANHUI PROVINCES; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; URBAN AREAS;

COPPER;

EID: 84902165436     PISSN: 1751231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2014.023     Document Type: Article

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