Spatial patterns of dispersion and pollution sources for arsenic at Lousal mine, Portugal

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 335-349

  Reis, A P ^a   Da Silva, E Ferreira ^a   Sousa, A J ^b   Patinha, C ^a   Fonseca, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Geostatistics; Mining area; Probability mapping; Remediation; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; PYRITE; SULFIDE;

ARSENIC; DISPERSION; GEOSTATISTICS; MAPPING; MINING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; MINING; POLLUTION; PORTUGAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

ARSENIC; MINING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35048889373     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701628412     Document Type: Article

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