Review of heavy metal pollution in the Pearl River Estuary

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-378

  Huang, Sui Liang ^a   Onyx, W H Wai ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Estuary hydrodynamic; Heavy metal pollution; Pollutant transport transformation; The Pearl river estuary (PRE)

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY (PRE); SEDIMENT MOTION; TIDAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER MOVEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 8644227787     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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