Distribution of heavy metals in agricultural soils near a petrochemical complex in Guangzhou, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 365-375

  Li, Junhui ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Yin, Wei ^a   Gan, Haihua ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Deng, Xianglian ^b   Lian, Jin ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Agricultural Standard and Supervisory Center   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Guangzhou; Heavy metals; Petrochemical complex; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; AIR EMISSIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; GIS MAPPINGS; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINAS; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATIONS; HOT SPOTS; HUMAN HEALTHS; MAPPING TECHNIQUES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX; SOIL DEPTHS; SOIL MANAGEMENTS; SOIL SAMPLES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION MAPS; SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; SURFACE LAYERS; VEGETABLE FIELDS; VERTICAL VARIATIONS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRONOMY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LEAD ALLOYS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; PETROCHEMICALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; PETROLEUM; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GIS; HEAVY METAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAPPING; SAMPLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ORCHARD; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METALS, HEAVY; PETROLEUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 67349151048     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0363-x     Document Type: Article

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