The relationship between WRB soil units and heavy metals content in soils of Catamarca (Argentina)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Roca, Núria ^a   Pazos, Mabel Susana ^a   Bech, Jaume ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Geochemical background; Guideline values; Heavy metals; WRB soil classification

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL SOILS; BEDROCK; MORPHOGENETIC SYSTEM; PEDOGENIC PROCESSES;

HEAVY METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GUIDELINE; HEAVY METAL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARGENTINA; CATAMARCA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37749006209     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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