Heavy metal pollution in the vicinity of a secondary lead smelter in the Czech Republic

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Rieuwerts, John ^a   Farago, Margaret ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD SMELTER; POLLUTION; CONTAMINATION; SMELTING; SOIL;

CZECH REPUBLIC, PRIBRAM;

EID: 0029663838     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(95)00050-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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