Spatial distribution of hazardous elements in urban topsoils surrounding Xi'an industrial areas, (NW, China): Controlling factors and contamination assessments

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 662-669

  Li, Xiaoping ^a,b   Feng, Linna ^c  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Shaanxi Police Professional College   (China)

Author keywords

Contamination assessment; Geostatistical analysis; Industrial areas; Spatial distribution; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COAL COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLUORESCENCE; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STATISTICS; TIN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; X RAY ANALYSIS; ZINC;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTIMONY; BISMUTH; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; TIN; ZINC;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GEOSTATISTICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; URBAN AREA; WIND; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; X RAY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI; XIAN;

CHINA; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; URBAN HEALTH; X-RAYS;

EID: 71849085333     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.102     Document Type: Article

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