Comment on "Geochemical gradients in soil O-horizon samples from southern Norway: Natural or anthropogenic?" by C. Reimann, P. Englmaier, B. Flem, L. Gough, P. Lamothe, Ø. Nordgulen, and D. Smith

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2019-2022

  Steinnes, Eiliv ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70349178878     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.06.009     Document Type: Note

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