Geochemical normalization and assessment of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, and Ni) in sediments from the Huaihe River, Anhui, China

Catena

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 30-38

  Wang, Jie ^a,b   Liu, Guijian ^a,b   Lu, Lanlan ^a   Zhang, Jiamei ^a   Liu, Houqi ^a  

^a University of Science and Technology of China   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemical normalization; Heavy metal; Huaihe River; Modified geo accumulation index; Principal component analysis; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANHUI; CHINA; HUAI RIVER;

EID: 84923384740     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.008     Document Type: Article

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