Trace metals in vegetation grown near to an old municipal solid waste incinerator from Catalonia, Spain

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 042-050

  Schuhmacher, M ^a   Meneses, M ^a   Granero, S ^a   Llobet, J M ^a   Domingo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metals; Montcada (Spain); Municipal solid waste incinerator; Vegetation samples

Indexed keywords

SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; TRACE METAL; VEGETATION;

SPAIN, CATALONIA;

EID: 0031965205     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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