Exploratory and spatial data analysis (EDA-SDA) for determining regional background levels and anomalies of potentially toxic elements in soils from Catorce-Matehuala, Mexico

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1579-1589

  Chipres J A ^a   Castro Larragoitia, J ^a   Monroy, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-SOILS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONTAMINATED SITES; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT; LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS; ME-XICO; NUMERIC TECHNIQUES; PARENT MATERIALS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY PLOT; SOIL RESTORATION; SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS; STUDY AREAS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SOILS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANOMALY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CATORCE; MATEHUALA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN LUIS POTOSI;

EID: 67651155776     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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