Heavy metal concentrations in plants and soils at roadside locations and parks of urban Guangzhou

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 495-502

  Guan, Dong Sheng ^a   Peart, M R ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Parks; Plants; Roadside; Soil

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; HUMAN IMPACT; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS;

FORESTRY; PARKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROADSIDES; SOILS;

HEAVY METALS;

HEAVY METAL;

FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; PARKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROADSIDES; SOILS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANT; POLLUTANT; SOIL; STATISTICS;

CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAVES; ROOTS; SOIL; TREES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 33746369141     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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