The influence of temperature and NaCl on cadmium, copper and zinc partitioning among suspended particulate and dissolved phases in an urban river

Distribution coefficients (Kd) were used to estimate the most important geochemical phases within the suspended particulate matter (SPM) pool for sorption of Cd, Cu and Zn. Given that pH effects were expected to be minimal, as the don is a well buffered system, the possible influence of secondary environmental variables [temperature, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved Ca2+ and NaC] on trace metal partitioning between SPM and the …