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Geochemical characteristics of heavy metals in the Xiangjiang River, China

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 50))

Abstract

The concentration of the heavy metals Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn in surface water and sediment samples taken from the length of the Xiangjiang River in China, revealed significant pollution in the vicinity of two industrial centres (Shuikoushan & Zhuzhou). Additional insight into the potential adverse effects of these elevated concentrations was obtained from studies of the physiochemical forms (speciation) of these metals in the water column and in sediments.

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  1. Institute of Geography, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

    Zhang Shen, Dong Wenjiang, Zhang Licheng & Chen Xibao

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  1. Rawson Academy of Aquatic Science, 404 - 1 Nicholas Street, K1N 7B7, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Peter G. Sly

  2. Stream Ecology Centre, Chisholm Institute of Technology, 3145, Caulfield East, Victoria, Australia

    Barry T. Hart

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Shen, Z., Wenjiang, D., Licheng, Z., Xibao, C. (1989). Geochemical characteristics of heavy metals in the Xiangjiang River, China. In: Sly, P.G., Hart, B.T. (eds) Sediment/Water Interactions. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2376-8_23

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