Heavy metal concentrations in soils in the vicinity of a fertilizer factory in Southern Brazil

Landbauforschung Volkenrode

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-364

  Smidt, Geerd A ^a   Koschinsky, Andrea ^a   De Carvalho, Leandro Macchado ^b   Monserrat, Jose ^c   Schnug, Ewald ^d  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilizer factory; Heavy metals; Phosphorus fertilizer; Rare earth elements; Soil contamination; Southern Brazil; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855302310     PISSN: 04586859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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