The use of heavy metal soil analysis for archaeological surveying

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 465-477

  Aston, M A ^a   Martin, M H ^a   Jackson, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARCHAEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; CADMIUM; COPPER; DATA COLLECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

EID: 0032144491     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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