Allocation and source attribution of lead and cadmium in maize (Zea mays L.) impacted by smelting emissions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 834-839

  Bi, Xiangyang ^a,b   Feng, Xinbin ^a   Yang, Yuangen ^a   Li, Xiangdong ^c   Shin, Grace P Y ^c   Li, Feili ^d   Qiu, Guangle ^a   Li, Guanghui ^a   Liu, Taoze ^a   Fu, Zhiyou ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Cadmium; China; Lead; Maize; Pb isotopes; Soil; Zinc smelting

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONTAMINATED AREAS; DOMINANT PATHWAYS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FOLIAR UPTAKES; MAIZE; MAIZE PLANTS; PB ISOTOPES; ROOT TISSUES; ROOT UPTAKES; SOURCE ATTRIBUTIONS; SURROUNDING SOILS; TOXIC LEVELS; TRACE METALS; ZEA MAYS L.;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; CADMIUM; HISTOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD SMELTING; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POLLUTION; SMELTING; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC; ZINC SMELTING;

LEAD;

CADMIUM; LEAD; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PLANT; ISOTOPE; LEAD; LEAF; MAIZE; ROOT; SMELTING; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAIN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; METALLURGY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZEA MAYS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58249142697     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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