The effect of traffic density on lead contents in roadside soils: An analysis of published data

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 685-687

  Rosenfellner, Ulrike ^a   Zehetner, Franz ^a   Gerzabek, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lead; Pb; Roadside soils; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

LEAD CONTENT; ROADSIDE SOILS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES;

LEAD; ROADSIDES;

SOILS;

EID: 77649161673     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380903252861     Document Type: Article

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