Heavy metal concentrations in surface soils from Mexico City

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 383-388

  Morton Bermea, O ^a   Hernandez Alvarez E ^a   Gaso, I ^b   Segovia, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; MEXICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SURFACE SOIL;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MEXICO; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0036523637     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280265     Document Type: Article

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