Sources of environmental pollution in Ankara (Turkey): Geochemistry and traffic effects-PEDXRF Applications

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-257

  Kadioǧlu, Yusuf Kaǧan ^a   Üstündaǧ, Zafer ^b   Solak, Ali Osman ^a   Karabiyikoǧlu, Gülseren ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Heavy metal pollution; Lithological pollution; Road dust; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951200565     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010903329391     Document Type: Article

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