Identification of sources of environmental lead in South Africa from surface soil geochemical maps

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-459

  de Villiers, Stephanie ^a   Thiart, Christien ^a   Basson, Nicholas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Cadmium; Lead; Mehlich 3; Surface soil

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COAL; LEAD;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LEAD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CITIES; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LEAD; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956735030     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9288-8     Document Type: Article

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