Heavy Metal Contamination in Sediments and Floodplain Topsoils of the Lean River Catchment, China

• Published in: Soil & sediment contamination Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 810 - 823
• Main Authors: Xiao, H. Y, Zhou, W. B, Wu, D. S, Zeng, F. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2011; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: alluvial soils; cadmium; copper; Correlation analysis; Dexing Copper Mine; flooding; Floodplains; Heavy metals; iron; lead; magnesium oxide; nickel; rivers; sediment contamination; Sediments; Soil contamination; sulfur; the Lean River; watersheds; Yinshan Lead-zinc Mine; zinc; China

Heavy metals (Cd, Ni, Cu, Pb, and Zn) and total sulfur (TS) in both surficial sediments and adjacent floodplain topsoils of the Lean River catchment are investigated to comprehend the effects of flooding on heavy metals in soils, the evolution of the quality of sediments, and transfer of sediment me...