A flexible methodology for the characterisation of soils: A case study of the heavy metal status of a site at Dornach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 153-162

  Bacon, Jeffrey R ^a   Hudson, Gordon ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Heavy metals; Lead; Pollution; Soil sampling; Soils; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; METHODOLOGY; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SWITZERLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRUIT; METALS, HEAVY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TREES;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035825360     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00617-3     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. On the necessity of knowledge of the natural pedo-chemical background content in evaluation of the pollution of soils by metals
2. Sampling of soils and plants for trace element analysis
3. Extraction of metals from soils and sewage sludge by refluxing with aqua regia
4. Accuracy of field sampling for soil tests
5. Description of the test area and the reference sampling at Dornach
6. Spectrochemical methods for the analysis of soils, plants and other agricultural materials
7. Objectives, concept and design of the CEEM soil project