Fluorine and metal enrichment of soils and pasture herbage in the old mining areas of Derbyshire, UK

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-231

  Geeson, N A ^b   Abrahams, P W ^c   Murphy, M P ^d   Thornton, I ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Derbyshire; Fluorine; Metals; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE; FLUROINE; LEAD; MINING WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

UK, ENGLAND, DERBYSHIRE;

EID: 0031955333     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00153-9     Document Type: Article

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