Heavy Metals in Sediments of Hulun Lake in Inner Mongolia: Spatial-Temporal Distributions, Contamination Assessment and Source Apportionment

The spatial and temporal distributions, contamination evaluation, and source apportionment of Cu, Zn, As, Pb, Cd, and Cr in the sediments of Hulun Lake were explored in this work. The pollution characteristics of six heavy metals were assessed by single factor pollution index (PI) and geo-accumulati...

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Main Authors: Tong Liu, Dasheng Zhang, Weifeng Yue, Boxin Wang, Litao Huo, Kuo Liu, Bo-Tao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/7/1329