Distribution of copper, lead, cadmium and zinc concentrations in soils around Kabwe town in Zambia

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-501

  Tembo, Backsion D ^a   Sichilongo, Kwenga ^a   Cernak, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Kabwe mine; Mean recovery; Metals; Soil samples

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; LEAD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SMELTING; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; KABWE MINE; MEAN RECOVERY; SOIL SAMPLES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; LEAD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SMELTING; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; MINING; PRECIPITATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WIND; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [ZAMBIA]; KABWE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33645850733     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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