Heavy metals and trace elements in atmospheric fall-out: Their relationship with topsoil and wheat element composition

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 213-214, Issue , 2012, Pages 447-456

  Bermudez, Gonzalo M A ^a,b   Jasan, Raquel ^c   Plá, Rita ^c   Pignata, María L ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Presbítero González y Aragón N 15 B1802AYA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bulk deposition; Cement plant; Industrial incinerator; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERIC BULK DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BULK DEPOSITIONS; ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WHEAT GRAINS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CEMENT PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH HAZARDS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LANTHANIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; THORIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FALLOUT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INCINERATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FALLOUT; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; POLLUTANT; SOIL; WHEAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ARGENTINA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; METALS, HEAVY; NITRIC ACID; PLANT STEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEDS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRITICUM;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84858335270     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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