Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the
toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The investigation of heavy …

Abstract According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released in
September 2014, unprecedented changes in temperature and precipitation patterns have …

Surface water samples were collected from 42 sampling sites throughout the upper Han
River during the time period of 2005–2006. The concentrations of trace metals were …

In this study, heavy metals including Cd, Pb, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Cr, As, and Hg, in the surface
sediment (0–10 cm) of the Huixian wetland in a karst region were investigated in terms of …

Water samples were collected from three freshwater reservoirs of Pakistan during three
seasons (pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon). The collected samples were …

A data matrix (4032 observations), obtained during a 2-year monitoring period (2005–2006)
from 42 sites in the upper Han River is subjected to various multivariate statistical …

Fractionation of the metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in sediments was performed for
samples collected from eight locations in the Poxim river estuary of Sergipe State, northeast …

To overall evaluate the heavy metal status and risk in the lake sediments from five
geographic regions in China, an integrated survey of metals including Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni …

Lakes, albeit ecosystems of vital importance, are insufficiently investigated with respect to
the degradation of water quality due to the organic micropollutants load. As regards Greece …

Urban soil samples were analyzed for Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Pb, Sr and
Zn by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method. Multivariate statistical approach was …