Source identification of lead contamination in residential and undisturbed soil adjacent to a battery manufacturing facility (part I)

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 77-95

  Machemer, Steven D ^a   Hosick, Theresa J ^a   Ingamells, Robin L ^a  

^a US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

Author keywords

Battery; Contamination; Exhaust; Lead; Pb; Residential; Roadside; Soil; Source identification; Undisturbed

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847780786     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920601180602     Document Type: Conference Paper

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