Metal distributions in New Orleans following hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A continuation study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4571-4577

  Cobb, George P ^a   Abel, Michael T ^a,c   Rainwater, Thomas R ^b   Austin, Galen P ^a   Cox, Stephen B ^a   Kendall, Ronald J ^a   Marsland, Eric J ^a   Anderson, Todd A ^a   Leftwich, Blair D ^c   Zak, John C ^a   Presley, Steven M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jeffersonian Institute   (United States)

^c TraceAnalysis Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SEDIMENT LAYERS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (USEPA);

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOODS; HURRICANES; LEAD; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; LEAD; METAL;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOODS; HURRICANES; LEAD; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ARSENIC; CANAL; FLOOD DEPOSIT; HURRICANE; LEAD; METAL; POLLINATION; SAMPLING; SOIL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISASTER; HEALTH HAZARD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; DISASTERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; LEAD; LOUISIANA; METALS; NATURAL DISASTERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746615588     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060041g     Document Type: Article

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