Metal pollution of soils and vegetation in an area with petrochemical industry

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 321, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 59-69

  Nadal, M ^a   Schuhmacher, M ^a   Domingo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Chard; Health risks; Metals; Petrochemical industries; Soils

Indexed keywords

NEURAL NETWORKS; PETROCHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; SOILS;

METAL INHALATION; METAL POLLUTION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; VANADIUM;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; HEALTH HAZARD; INGESTION; INHALATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEGETATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA VULGARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

BETA VULGARIS CICLA;

EID: 1642543861     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.029     Document Type: Article

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