The Risk Assessment of Sediment Heavy Metal Pollution in the East Dongting Lake Wetland

Total concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chrome (Cr), and nickel (Ni) in surface sediment (0–10 cm) from the East Dongting Lake wetlands were determined and the spatial distribution of heavy metals was mapped. The results showed that the single risk indices (Eri) of heavy metals were ranked...

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Main Authors: Cong Hu, Zheng-miao Deng, Yong-hong Xie, Xin-sheng Chen, Feng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/835487