Environmental Science
6 years ago

Heavy metal pollution in Pearl River Estuary poses serious environmental threat.

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IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in water and sediment of the Pearl River Estuary, China
Zepeng Jiao, Ross Inglis, Meiying Song, Lin Wang

Paper Summary

The study looked at heavy metal levels in water and sediment in the Pearl River Estuary, China. Heavy metals in sediment were much higher than in water. Some heavy metals in water came from human activities, while others in sediment were from nature or pollution. Sediment at certain sites showed serious pollution.

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