Evaluation of geochemical background levels around sulfide mines - A new statistical procedure with beanplots

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 240-249

  Gustavsson, N ^a   Loukola Ruskeeniemi, K ^a   Tenhola, M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BLACK SHALES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DE FACTO STANDARD; EASTERN FINLAND; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; MEDIAN VALUE; NON-PARAMETRIC; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STREAM WATER; SUB-AREAS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; ZINC;

RIVERS;

BLACK SHALE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; LITHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; SULFIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FINLAND;

EID: 84855471316     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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