Geochemistry of dissolved trace elements and heavy metals in the Dan River Drainage (China): distribution, sources, and water quality assessment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 8091-8103

  Meng, Qingpeng ^a,b   Zhang, Jing ^c,d   Zhang, Zhaoyu ^a   Wu, Tairan ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning   (China)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dan River drainage; Heavy metals; Metal ore deposits; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRAINAGE; DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; DAN RIVER [CHINA]; DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR;

HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHINA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84954467107     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6074-x     Document Type: Article

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