Contamination and risk assessment of heavy metals in bottom sediments from Lake Valencia, Venezuela
The contamination and risk assessment of heavy metals in the bottom sediments of the Lake Valencia, Venezuela, was performed by determining the Enrichment Factor (EF), the Geoaccumulation Factor (Igeo), the availability of metals and the Risk Index Code (RAC). The sediments were anthropogenic ally e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-04-01
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Series: | E3S Web of Conferences |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130116001 |