Levels of lead in urban soils from selected cities in a central region of the Philippines

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Ona, Louella F ^a   Alberto, Annie Melinda P ^b   Prudente, Jacqueline A ^c   Sigua, Gilbert C ^d  

^a Tarlac State University   (Philippines)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Gasoline; Health risk; Lead (Pb); Philippines; Soils; Urban soils; Vehicle type; Vehicle volume

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FOSSIL FUEL; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CITY; EXHAUST GAS; PHILIPPINES; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CITIES; LEAD; PHILIPPINES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; BALANGA; BATAAN; BULACAN; CABANATUAN; CENTRAL LUZON; EURASIA; MALOLOS; NUEVA ECIJA; OLONGAPO; PAMPANGA; PHILIPPINES; SAN FERNANDO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TARLAC; TARLAC [TARLAC (PRV)]; ZAMBALES;

EID: 33646884803     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2005.08.275     Document Type: Article

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