Lead concentrations and isotope ratios in the exchangeable fraction: Tracing soil contamination near a copper smelter

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Hou, X ^a,b   Parent, M ^c   Savard, Martine M ^c   Tasse N ^a   Begin C ^c   Marion, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Podzolic soils; Smelter emissions; Soil Pb contamination

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPES; SMELTING; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

EXCHANGEABLE FRACTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD CONCENTRATION; PODZOLIC SOIL; SMELTER EMISSIONS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL PB; SURFACE ORGANIC LAYERS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD; SMELTING; SOIL POLLUTION;

CANADA; HORNE MINE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; ROUYN-NORANDA;

EID: 33745827765     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/05-092     Document Type: Article

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