Use of grain-size and elemental normalization in the interpretation of trace metal concentrations in soils of the reclaimed area adjoining Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 160, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 357-371

  Suh, Jeong Yul ^a   Birch, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elemental normalization; Grain size normalization; Reclaimed land; soils; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DATA REDUCTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; IRON; MANGANESE;

ELEMENTAL NORMALIZATION; TRACE METALS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

GRAIN SIZE; POLLUTION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEXTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT JACKSON; SYDNEY; WORLD;

EID: 21244500843     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-2884-z     Document Type: Article

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