Geochemical and statistical approach to evaluate background concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn (case study: Eastern Poland)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 347-355

  Zgłobicki, Wojciech ^a   Lata, Lesia ^a   Plak, Andrzej ^a   Reszka, Marek ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Eastern Poland; Geochemical background; Heavy metals; Sediments

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTS;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; EASTERN POLAND; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND VALUES; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; STATISTICAL APPROACH;

POLLUTION;

BEDROCK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

POLAND;

EID: 78650968508     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0529-z     Document Type: Article

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