Sediment quality of the SW coastal Laizhou Bay, Bohai Sea, China: A comprehensive assessment based on the analysis of heavy metals

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Gao, Xuelu ^a,b   Zhuang, Wen ^a,c   Chen, Chen Tung Arthur ^b   Zhang, Yong ^a  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ZAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; NICKEL; ZINC; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; WATER CONTAMINATION; BAY; CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

BAYS; CHINA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84929483875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122190     Document Type: Article

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