Accumulation of trace elements on the surface soil around the trail smelter, British Columbia, Canada

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-38

  Goodarzi, F ^a   Sanei, H ^b   Garrett, R G ^c   Duncan, W F ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Lead; Metals; Pollution; Soil; Trace elements; Trail smelter; Zinc

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AERIAL DEPOSITION;

SOIL TESTING;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; SMELTING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038182947     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0634-8     Document Type: Article

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