Metal concentrations in schoolyard soils from New Orleans, Louisiana before and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Presley, Steven M ^a   Abel, Michael T ^b   Austin, Galen P ^a   Rainwater, Thomas R ^a   Brown, Ray W ^a   McDaniel, Les N ^a   Marsland, Eric J ^a   Fornerette, Ashley M ^c   Dillard, Melvin L ^c   Rigdon, Richard W ^b   Kendall, Ronald J ^a   Cobb, George P ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TraceAnalysis Incorporated   (United States)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Lead; Neurotoxicity; Soil contaminants; Soil lead concentrations; Thallium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOUSING; HURRICANES; LEAD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; THALLIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; LEAD CONCENTRATION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINANTS; NEUROTOXICITY; SOIL CONTAMINANTS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; BORON; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SELENIUM; SILICON; SILVER; STRONTIUM; THALLIUM; TIN; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARSENIC; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; THALLIUM; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HURRICANE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952670491     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.03.031     Document Type: Article

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