Speciation and Risk Characteristics of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of the Yangtze Estuary

• Published in: Huanjing kexue Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 917
• Main Authors: Yin, Su, Feng, Cheng-hong, Li, Yang-yang, Yin, Li-feng, Shen, Zhen-yao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 15.03.2016
• Subjects: China; Environmental Monitoring; Estuaries; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Hydrology; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Risk Assessment; Rivers; Seasons; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; China

Based on the investigation on the distribution of total contents and speciation of 8 heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn) in the surface sediments at 14 typical sites of the Yangtze Estuary during three hydrological seasons ( wet, normal, and dry seasons) , this study applied equilibrium pa...