Abstract
The variations in K d (the partition coefficient) of Cd, Cu, and Zn from several water bodies were reviewed. A surface adsorption model involving the ratio of particulate to dissolved metals, particulate iron concentration, total dissolved solids, and pH was developed from data collected from the Savannah River Estuary. The model was also appled to the Medway River Estuary. The empirical model is simple and allows one to calculate the relation between dissolved and total metals or K d for different environmental conditions from a particular water body. Data from the San Francisco Bay and New York/NewJersey Harbor area were also reviewed, and the variation of K d from these different water bodies is discussed briefly
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