Assessment of heavy metal cations in sediments of Shing Mun River, Hong Kong
| Autor: | S. N. Sin, Wai Hung Lo, L. M. Ng, H. Chua |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Pollution
Geologic Sediments media_common.quotation_subject chemistry.chemical_element Zinc Water column Cations Metals Heavy Tributary Water Pollutants Water pollution lcsh:Environmental sciences General Environmental Science media_common lcsh:GE1-350 geography Cadmium geography.geographical_feature_category Environmental engineering Sediment chemistry Environmental chemistry Hong Kong Environmental science Channel (geography) Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environment International, Vol 26, Iss 5, Pp 297-301 (2001) |
| ISSN: | 0160-4120 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0160-4120(01)00003-4 |
| Popis: | The extent of heavy metal cation contamination in the Shing Mun River has been assessed. Sediment samples were taken at eight strategic locations along the river system. The highest concentrations of copper (Cu, 1.66 mg/g), lead (Pb, 0.354 mg/g), zinc (Zn, 2.2 mg/g) and chromium (Cr, 0.047 mg/g) were found in the Fo Tan Nullah, a major tributary of the Shing Mun River. The highest concentrations of aluminum (114 mg/g) and cadmium (Cd, 0.047 mg/g) were found in the Shing Mun Main River Channel. These contaminated sediments, accumulated over the years on the river bed, could act as secondary sources of pollution to the overlying water column in the river. Keywords: Aluminum, Copper, Heavy metals, Hong Kong, Lead, Metal pollution, River pollution, Sediments, Water pollution, Zinc |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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