Distribution and pollution, toxicity and risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments from urban and rural rivers of the Pearl River delta in southern China

Sediments were collected from the upper, middle and lower reaches of both urban and rural rivers in a typical urbanization zone of the Pearl River delta. Six heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) were analyzed in all sediment samples, and their spatial distribution, pollution levels, toxicity and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 22(2013), 10 vom: 04. Dez., Seite 1564-75
1. Verfasser: Xiao, Rong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bai, Junhong, Huang, Laibin, Zhang, Honggang, Cui, Baoshan, Liu, Xinhui
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Metals, Heavy Water Pollutants, Chemical
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