Heavy-metal content of roadside soil in Mersin, Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Arslan, Hakan ^a   Gizir, A Murat ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mersin; Pollution; Soil; Traffic

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EURASIA; MERSIN BAY; TURKEY;

EID: 32644453945     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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