Selenium and heavy metals content in some Mediterranean soils

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-116

  Roca Perez, L ^a   Gil, C ^b   Cervera, M L ^a   Gonzalvez A ^a   Ramos Miras, J ^b   Pons, V ^a   Bech, J ^c   Boluda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthrosols; Arsenic; Background levels; Barium; Fluvisols; Geochemical baseline concentrations; Heavy metals; Leptosols; Lithium; Reference values; Selenium; Spanish soils; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ANTHROSOLS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BASELINE CONCENTRATION; FLUVISOLS; LEPTOSOLS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPANISH SOILS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOLOGY; LEAD; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; METALS; SELENIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FLUVISOL; HEAVY METAL; LITHIUM; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; SELENIUM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649316380     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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