Enrichment and exposure assessment of As, Cr and Pb of the soils in the vicinity of Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-205

  Noble, Ryan R P ^a   Hough, Robert M ^a   Watkins, Ronald T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioavailable; Geochemical background; Health risk assessment; Partial extraction

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEAD;

ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GOLD MINE; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEAD; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VICTORIA;

AUSTRALIA; STAWELL MINE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77951765093     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-009-9275-0     Document Type: Article

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