Heavy metal concentrations and ecological risk assessment of the suspended sediments of a multi-contaminated Brazilian watershed

Metal concentrations in suspended sediments of one of the most polluted rivers in Brazil were measured. Concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined by inductively coupled plasma while Hg and As were analyzed with hydride generation flow injection atomic absorption spectrosco...

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Main Authors: Yuri Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva, José Ramon Barros Cantalice, Vijay Pal Singh, Clístenes Williams Araújo do Nascimento, Bradford Paul Wilcox, Ygor Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá) 2019-03-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/42620