Spatial distribution of metals in top soils of Islamabad City, Pakistan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 172, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Ali, Syeda Maria ^a   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Heavy metals; Kriging method; Spatial distribution; Urban soil properties

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BUILT-UP AREAS; CONCENTRATION OF FE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; GEOSTATISTICAL METHOD; GREEN AREAS; HIGH LOADINGS; HOT SPOT; ISLAMABAD; KRIGING METHODS; LAND CLEARING; LAND-COVER TYPES; MAJOR ELEMENTS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL POLLUTION; PAKISTAN; PARENT MATERIALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE SOIL; TOP SOIL POLLUTION; TOP SOILS; TOTAL VARIANCE; URBAN SOILS; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; INTERPOLATION; LANDFORMS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SODIUM; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SURFACES; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; GEOSTATISTICS; HEAVY METAL; KRIGING; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPSOIL; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; PAKISTAN; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ISLAMABAD [ISLAMABAD (ADS)]; ISLAMABAD [PAKISTAN]; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79151485541     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1314-x     Document Type: Article

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