Trace metal enrichment in sugarcane soils due to the long-term application of fertilisers, north Queensland, Australia: Geochemical and Pb, Sr, and U isotopic compositions

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-320

  Lottermoser, Bernd G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cane soils; Fertiliser; Pb isotopes; Sr isotopes; Trace metals; U isotopes

Indexed keywords

CANE SOILS; FERTILISER; PB ISOTOPES; SR ISOTOPES; TRACE METALS; U ISOTOPES;

AGRICULTURE; CADMIUM; CATCHMENTS; FERTILIZERS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; POTASSIUM; SOILS; STRONTIUM; TANTALUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERTILIZER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD; STRONTIUM; SUGAR CANE; TOPSOIL; TRACE METAL; URANIUM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 69249142878     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR06178     Document Type: Article

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