Assessment of trace metal distribution and contamination in surface soils of Hong Kong

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-68

  Chen, T B ^a   Wong, J W C ^b   Zhou, H Y ^b   Wong, M H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forest soils; Orchard soils; Rural soils; Trace metals; Urban soils; Vegetable soils

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZER; GASOLINE; LEAD; PESTICIDE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROP; FOREST; HONG KONG; MANURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HORTICULTURE; ORCHARD SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE METAL; URBAN SOIL;

CHINA, HONG KONG;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030619201     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00003-1     Document Type: Article

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