Distribution features and controls of heavy metals in surface sediments from the riverbed of the Ningxia-Inner Mongolian reaches, Yellow River, China

Chemosphere

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-42

  Guan, Qingyu ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Pan, Baotian ^a   Guan, Wenqian ^a   Sun, Xiazhong ^a   Cai, Ao ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemical baseline level; Heavy metal; Surface sediment of the riverbed; The Yellow River

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAVY METALS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYBRID MATERIALS; LANDFORMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SAND; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; BASELINE LEVELS; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; YELLOW RIVER;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRAIN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERBED SURFACE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; NINGXIA HUIZU; YELLOW RIVER;

CHINA; CITIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84953727026     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.036     Document Type: Article

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