Geochemical and mineralogical study of a site severely polluted with heavy metals (Maatheide, Lommel, Belgium)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 725-742

  Horckmans, L ^a   Swennen, R ^a   Deckers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Campine; Heavy metals; Lommel; Mineralogy; Natural attenuation; Sandy soils; Zinc smelter

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; MINERALOGY; RAIN; WIND;

BELGIUM; CAMPINE; LOMMEL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SANDY SOILS; ZINC SMELTER;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACCUMULATION RATE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GOETHITE; HEAVY METAL; IMMOBILIZATION; IRON HYDROXIDE; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PH; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; RAINWATER; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHIELD; TOPSOIL; WEATHERING RATE; WIND VELOCITY; ZINC;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; LIMBURG [BELGIUM]; LOMMEL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745726149     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0245-x     Document Type: Article

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