Spatial distribution of metals in soils in Baltimore, Maryland: Role of native parent material, proximity to major roads, housing age and screening guidelines

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 723-731

  Yesilonis, I D ^a   Pouyat, R V ^a   Neerchal, N K ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltimore Ecosystem Study; Heavy metals; Urban landscapes

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; ZINC;

BALTIMORE; BALTIMORE CITIES; BALTIMORE ECOSYSTEM STUDY; COMPOSITE SOILS; EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES; MAFIC ROCKS; MARYLAND; METALS IN SOILS; PARENT MATERIALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; SURFACE SOILS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES; URBAN LANDSCAPES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

COMPOSITE; METAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; KRIGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

BALTIMORE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55649104118     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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