Spatial distribution of heavy metals in bottom sediment of yenshui river, Taiwan

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Chang, Jing Song ^a   Yu, Kuang Chung ^a   Tsai, Li Jyur ^a   Ho, Shien Tsong ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Binding form; Heavy metal; Multivariate analysis; Pollution; Sediment; Sequential extraction procedure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85085781933     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.1998.0459     Document Type: Article

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