Annual variation in the levels of metals and PCDD/PCDFs in soil and herbage samples collected near a cement plant

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 415-421

  Schuhmacher, M ^a   Agramunt, M C ^a   Bocio, A ^a   Domingo, J L ^a   de Kok, H A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Tauw Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Herbage; Metal; Soil

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL MECHANICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOIL SAMPLES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; METHYLCELLULOSE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; THALLIUM; TIN; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; PCDD; PCDF; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HERBAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0038747196     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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