Distribution of heavy metals in Gaborone urban soils (Botswana) and its relationship to soil pollution and bedrock composition

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-180

  Zhai, M ^a   Kampunzu, H A B ^a   Modisi, M P ^a   Totolo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Bedrock control; Botswana; Gaborone; Heavy metals; Rural soils; Soil pollution; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; GRANITE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; URBAN PLANNING;

CROP SOILS;

HEAVY METALS;

BEDROCK; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOURCE ROCK; URBAN POLLUTION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; GABORONE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0345832331     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0877-z     Document Type: Article

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