Robust analysis of soil properties at the national scale: Cadmium content of French soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Marchant, B P ^a   Saby, N P A ^b   Lark, R M ^a   Bellamy, P H ^c   Jolivet, C C ^b   Arrouays, D ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Info Sols Unit   (France)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANOMALY; CADMIUM; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OUTLIER; RELIEF; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FRANCE;

EID: 74549210530     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01212.x     Document Type: Article

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