Spatial and temporal evaluation of metal concentrations in soils and sediments from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, following hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2108-2114

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

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TraceAnalysis Incorporated   (United States)

^c Jeffersonian Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Lead; Soil screening criteria; Transects

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IMPURITIES; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

INORGANIC ELEMENTS; SOIL SCREENING CRITERIA; TRANSECTS;

LEAD;

ARSENIC; LEAD;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; LEAD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; HURRICANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LOUISIANA; NATURAL DISASTERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348928053     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-595R.1     Document Type: Article

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