A study of heavy metal pollution in China: Current status, pollution-control policies and countermeasures

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5820-5838

  Hu, Hui ^a   Jin, Qian ^b   Kavan, Philip ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Heavy metal pollution; Pollution control; Public policy; Solid wastes; Waste gas; Waste water

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER;

CHINA;

EID: 84906851170     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6095820     Document Type: Article

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