The study of metal contamination in urban topsoils of Mexico City using GIS

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 899-905

  Rodríguez Salazar, María Teresa ^a   Morton Bermea, Ofelia ^a   Hernández Álvarez, Elizabeth ^a   Lozano, Rufino ^a   Tapia Cruz, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; GIS; Heavy metals; Mexico City; Pollution; Urban topsoils

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION USE; POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CONTAMINATION INDEX; INFORMATION CONCERNING; METAL CONTAMINATION; MEXICO CITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN TOPSOILS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GIS; HEAVY METAL; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79951578267     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0584-5     Document Type: Article

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