Correlation between magnetic susceptibility and heavy metals in urban topsoil: A case study from the city of Xuzhou, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-18

  Wang, Xue Song ^a   Qin, Yong ^b  

^a HUAIHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Magnetic susceptibility; Urban topsoil pollution; Xuzhou

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EXHAUST GASES; HEAVY METALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SOILS;

TRAFFIC EXHAUST; URBAN TOPSOIL POLLUTION; WEAK CORRELATION; XUZHOU;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 27944478650     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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