Hotspot analysis of spatial environmental pollutants using kernel density estimation and geostatistical techniques

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-88

  Lin, Yu Pin ^a   Chu, Hone Jay ^a   Wu, Chen Fa ^b   Chang, Tsun Kuo ^a   Chen, Chiu Yang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Indicator kriging (IK); Kernel density estimation (KDE); Sequential indicator simulation (SIS); Soil contaminant

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KERNEL METHOD; KRIGING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 79851495111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8010075     Document Type: Article

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