Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the Bay of Bengal Coast

The concentrations of major (Si, Al, Ca, Fe, and K) and minor (Cd, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn, Co, Cr, As, Cu, Rb, Sr, and Zr,) elements in the surficial sediments were studied in an attempt to establish their concentration in the Bengal coast. It was revealed that the majority of the trace elements have bee...

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Main Authors: M. Z. H. Khan, M. R. Hasan, M. Khan, S. Aktar, K. Fatema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9235764