Multi-criteria ranking and source identification of metals in public playgrounds in Queensland, Australia

Geoderma

Volumn 173-174, Issue , 2012, Pages 173-183

  Mostert, Maria M R ^a   Ayoko, Godwin A ^a   Kokot, Serge ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Metal contamination; Playgrounds; Source identification

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHEMOMETRICS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; METAL CONTAMINANTS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL CONTENT; MULTI-CRITERIA RANKING; PLAYGROUNDS; PUBLIC PARKS; QUEENSLAND; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TWO SOURCES; URBAN AREAS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; PARKS;

METALS;

CHILD HEALTH; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84856456059     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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