The source of natural and anthropogenic heavy metals in the sediments of the Minjiang River Estuary (SE China): Implications for historical pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 493, Issue , 2014, Pages 729-736

  Xu, Yonghang ^a   Sun, Qinqin ^b   Yi, Liang ^c   Yin, Xijie ^a   Wang, Aijun ^a   Li, Yunhai ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

^b Fujian Institute of Oceanography   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Pb isotopes; Sediment core; Source identification; Southeast China; The Minjiang River estuary

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; COAL DUST; ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

MINJIANG RIVER ESTUARIES; PB ISOTOPES; SEDIMENT CORE; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; SOUTHEAST CHINA;

RIVER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SCANDIUM; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC; COAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; COPPER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLAY; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; GRAIN; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; WATER POLLUTION; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; FUJIAN; MINJIANG ESTUARY; YANGTZE RIVER;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84903554024     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.046     Document Type: Article

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