Metal fractionation of cadmium, lead and arsenic of geogenic origin in topsoils from the Marrancos gold mineralisation, northern Portugal

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-241

  Reis, A P ^a   Patinha, C ^a   Ferreira da Silva, E ^a   Sousa, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gold mineralisation; Metal fractionation; Potentially harmful elements; Selective extractions; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; GOLD; LEAD;

ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; GOLD; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ VEIN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TOPSOIL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINING; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOLD; LEAD; MINING; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BRAGA [PORTUGAL]; MARRANCOS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84857913503     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9433-z     Document Type: Article

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