The impact of urban land expansion on soil quality in rapidly urbanizing regions in China: Kunshan as a case study

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-135

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Pu, Lijie ^a   Peng, Buzhuo ^a   Gao, Zhonggui ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Complex pollution; Heavy metals; Kunshan City; Nutrients; Urban land use growth; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HEAVY METAL; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; URBANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; JIANGSU; KUNSHAN; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 79952575732     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9326-6     Document Type: Article

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