Total concentration and chemical partitioning of heavy metals are commonly used in
environmental quality assessment; however, their comparability and comprehensive …

Abstract Heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) concentrations and fractions in surface
sediments from Honghu Lake were detected by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer …

Geochemical baseline, as the boundary between background and anomalous values of
pollutants in sediments, is typically used to evaluate whether sediments are disturbed by …

Concentrations of the nutrients (TN and TP), phosphorus fractions and heavy metals (Co, Cr,
Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, Ti, V, Zn and Hg) in 40 surface sediment samples collected from Taihu …

Surface sediment samples collected from 18 sites in Dongping Lake were analyzed for
selected heavy metals including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn to determine their spatial …

Heavy metal (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) pollution, fractionation, and ecological risks in the
sediments of Lake Chaohu (Eastern China), its eleven inflowing rivers and its only …

As the largest tributary flowing into Chaohu Lake, China, the Hangbu–Fengle River (HFR)
has an important impact on the aquatic environment security of the lake. However, existing …

Baiyangdian Lake has been the ecological foundation of the Xiongan New Area, a newly
developing economic zone in northern China since 2017, meaning that it is increasingly …

Much attention has been paid to the heavy metal contamination of lake sediments in rapidly
developing regions. In this study, heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Co, Ni, Mn, Pb, As, Cu, and Zn) …

The distribution, sources and potential ecological risk of heavy metals in the sediment of
lakes in eastern China and other areas of the world that have undergone rapid economic …