Use of finite mixture distribution theory to determine the criteria of cadmium concentrations in Taiwan farmland soils

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-62

  Yang, Song Yue ^a   Chang, Wen Lian ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Finite mixture distribution; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 12444303342     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200501000-00007     Document Type: Article

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