Heavy metal concentrations and correlations in rain-fed farm soils of Sifangwu Village, central Gansu Province, China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-88

  Gou, X ^a   Li, Y ^a   Wang, Goux ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Gansu Province; Heavy metal; Principal component analysis; Rain fed farm soil

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HEAVY METALS; LITHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOILS;

FARM SOILS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; RAIN-FED FARM SOILS; TOPSOIL;

FARMS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CALCAREOUS SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU;

EID: 33847376513     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.755     Document Type: Article

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