Assessment and evaluation of metal contents in sediment and water samples within an urban watershed: an analysis of anthropogenic impacts on sediment and water quality in Central Brazil

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4873-4890

  Franz, C ^a   Abbt Braun, G ^b   Lorz, C ^c   Roig, H L ^d   Makeschin, F ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Metal enrichment; Sediment sources; Sediments; Urban catchment; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CATCHMENTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; LAND USE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BRAZIL; DIFFERENT LAND USE TYPES; GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND; METAL ENRICHMENT; SEDIMENT SOURCES; URBAN CATCHMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEDIMENTS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LAND USE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

BRAZIL; FEDERAL DISTRICT [BRAZIL]; PARANOA LAKE;

EID: 84912093800     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3454-8     Document Type: Article

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