Arsenic concentration in the soils of the Brenta Plain (Northern Italy): Mapping the probability of exceeding contamination thresholds

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 117-131

  Ungaro, F ^a   Ragazzi, F ^b   Cappellin, R ^b   Giandon, P ^b  

^a CNR IRPI   (Italy)

^b Soil Survey   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Indicator kriging; Probability maps; Soil contamination; Top enrichment factor

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONAL CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; INDICATOR KRIGING; PROBABILITY MAPS; TOP ENRICHMENT FACTOR;

ARSENIC; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL;

BRENTA VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

EID: 37749007848     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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