Speciation of Metals and Assessment of Contamination in Surface Sediments from Daya Bay, South China Sea

Speciation of Metals and Assessment of Contamination in Surface Sediments from Daya Bay, South China Sea

The contents, speciation, source factors and potential ecological risks of the selected metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd and As) were analyzed in surface sediments from Daya Bay (DYB). The results show that, with the exception of Pb, metal concentrations have decreased at all sites over the past decad...

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Main Authors: Jie Yang, Linglong Cao, Jianhua Wang, Chunlian Liu, Chuguang Huang, Weixu Cai, Hongda Fang, Xiaojuan Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
heavy metal
speciation
source analysis
risk assessment
environmental conservation
Daya Bay
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/12/9096

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