Assessment of heavy metals contamination in Mamut river sediments using sediment quality guidelines and geochemical indices
Date
2015
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
This paper describes the concentration of selected heavy metals (Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the Mamut river sediments and evaluate the degree of contamination of the river polluted by a disused copper mine.
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Keywords
Geoaccumulationindex, Enrichment factor, River, Pollution, Heavy metal, Mineralogy
Citation
Mohammad Ali, B. N., Lin, C. Y., Cleophas, F., Abdullah, M. H., & Musta, B. (2015). Assessment of heavy metals contamination in Mamut river sediments using sediment quality guidelines and geochemical indices. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 187, 1-11.