Geochemical background values and its implications in environmental studies;Valores de background geoquímico e suas implicações em estudos ambientais

Revista Escola de Minas

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Rodrigues, Aline Sueli de Lima ^a   Nalini Júnior, Hermínio Arias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contamination; Environmental assessment; Environmental studies; Geochemical background; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68949204920     PISSN: 03704467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0370-44672009000200006     Document Type: Article

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