Regional ecotoxicological hazards associated with anthropogenic enrichment of heavy metals

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-426

  Spijker, J ^a   Mol, G ^b   Posthuma, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical availability; Ecotoxicology; Heavy metals; msPAF; Regional pollution; Toxic pressure

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CADMIUM; COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79959658017     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9385-3     Document Type: Article

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