Distribution and potential source evaluation of heavy metals in prominent soils of Accra Plains, Ghana

Geoderma

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 357-362

  Eze, Peter N ^a   Udeigwe, Theophilus K ^b   Stietiya, Mohammed H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Northeast Research Station LSU Agricultural Center   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth distribution of metals; Desilication; Elemental composition; Parent materials; Topography

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; ALFISOLS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; DESILICATION; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; GEOGENIC; METAL CONTENT; PARENT MATERIALS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SAMPLE; VERTISOLS; WEST AFRICA; ZN CONTENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOIL SURVEYS; ZINC;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALFISOL; CORRELATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PARENT MATERIAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 77951025712     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.02.032     Document Type: Article

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