Metal contamination of urban soils in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator: One source among many

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 356, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Rimmer, David L ^a   Vizard, Catherine G ^a   Pless Mulloli, Tanja ^a   Singleton, Ian ^a   Air, Vivienne S ^b   Keatinge, Zoe A F ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Civic Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incinerator emissions; Metal contamination; Soils; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; WINDSHIELDS;

INCINERATOR EMISSIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARSENIC; DIOXIN; HEAVY METAL; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INCINERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIND;

ARSENIC; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 32644465765     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.04.037     Document Type: Article

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