Heavy metal contamination of soils in a mining area in South Africa and its impact on some biotic systems

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Gzik, Axel ^a   Kuehling, Matthias ^a   Schneider, Ingo ^a   Tschochner, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animals; Cultural plants; Heavy metals; Micro organisms; Mining activity; Soil enzymes; Soil types; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; MINING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037221099     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02989466     Document Type: Article

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