Arsenic distribution in Florida urban soils: Comparison between Gainesville and Miami

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-119

  Chirenje, T ^a   Ma, L Q ^a   Szulczewski, M ^a   Littell, R ^a   Portier, K M ^a   Zillioux, E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; GRAPHITE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

URBAN SOILS;

SOILS;

ARSENIC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037233279     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1090     Document Type: Article

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