Determination of background concentrations of inorganics in soils and sediments at hazardous waste sites

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 621-656

  Breckenridge, R P ^a   Crockett, A B ^a  

^a Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; Metals; Soils sediment; Waste site

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

METAL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032128415     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005808031053     Document Type: Article

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