Geochemical indices allow estimation of heavy metal background concentrations in soils

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Hamon, R E ^a   McLaughlin, M J ^a   Gilkes, R J ^b   Rate, A W ^b   Zarcinas, B ^a   Robertson, A ^b   Cozens, G ^a   Radford, N ^c   Bettenay, L ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Newmont Australia   (Australia)

^d Barrick Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseline; Heavy metal contaminant; Risk assessment; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BASELINE CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 17744417346     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gb002063     Document Type: Article

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