Assessment of metals pollution and subsequent ecological risk in water, sediments and vegetation from a shallow lake: a case study from Ranipet industrial town, Tamil Nadu, India
16 Feb 2021-International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Informa UK Limited)-pp 1-18
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the distribution, sources, bioavailable fractions, and ecological risks of nine metals (Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) in water, sediment, and vegetation sam...
Abstract: The present study investigated the distribution, sources, bioavailable fractions, and ecological risks of nine metals (Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) in water, sediment, and vegetation sam...
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