Case study: Examining the contribution of historical sources of lead in urban soils in Portland, Maine, USA

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-541

  Wagner, Travis ^a   Langley Turnbaugh, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical pollution; Land filling; Lead contamination; Lead industry; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LEAD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; PORTLAND [MAINE]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649087478     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560802117002     Document Type: Article

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