Levels of PCDD/Fs and trace elements in superficial soils of Pavia Province (Italy)

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 994-1000

  Vives, Ingrid ^a   Müller, Anne ^a   Umlauf, Gunther ^a   Christoph, Eugen H ^a   Mariani, Giulio ^a   Skejo, Helle ^a   Cenci, Roberto Michele ^a   Sena, Fabrizio ^a   Beone, Gian Maria ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deposition; Dioxin; Emission; Furan; Metal; Pavia

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DEPOSITION; HEAVY METALS; LAND USE; LEAD; METALS; NEUTRON EMISSION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; DIOXIN; EMISSION SOURCES; FURAN; PAVIA; POLLUTING SOURCES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SPECIFIC SITES;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC ION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; PCDD; PCDF; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; PAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 50449102641     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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