Evaluation of ecological risk and primary empirical research on heavy metals in polluted soil over Xiaoqinling gold mining region, Shaanxi, China

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 688-694

  Wu, Yao Guo ^a   Xu, You Ning ^b   Zhang, Jiang Hua ^b   Hu, Si Hai ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI AN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gold mining activity; Heavy metal; Potential ecological risk; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL RISKS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GOLD MINING; GOLD MINING ACTIVITY; HEAVY METALS IN SOIL; HIGH POTENTIAL; POLLUTED SOILS; POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL RISK; POTENTIAL RISKS; SOIL SAMPLE; SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CADMIUM; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CROPS; ECOLOGY; GOLD; GOLD MINES; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOILS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 77955386861     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60199-0     Document Type: Article

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