Magnetic and ground probing radar measurements for soil pollution mapping in the industrial area of Val Basento (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy): A case study

Environmental Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-404

  Chianese, D ^a   D'Emilio, M ^b   Bavusi, M ^a   Lapenna, V ^a   Macchiato, M ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basilicata Region (Southern Italy); Ground probing radar (GPR); Magnetic Susceptibility; Magnetometry; Soil Pollution

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RADAR MEASUREMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BASILICATA REGION (SOUTHERN ITALY); GROUND PROBING RADAR (GPR); MAGNETOMETRY; POLLUTANTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MAGNETIC SURVEY; SOIL POLLUTION;

BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 29344451043     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0082-3     Document Type: Article

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