Geochemical features of topsoils in the Gaza Strip: Natural occurrence and anthropogenic inputs

Environmental Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 372-382

  Shomar, B H ^a   Muller G ^a   Yahya, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic inputs; Gaza Strip; Soil pollution; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; COBALT; COPPER; ELEMENT; FERTILIZER; FUNGICIDE; GROUND WATER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY SOIL; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE EAST; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GAZA STRIP; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; WORLD;

EID: 19444379340     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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