Evaluating "Hot Spots" of Soil Contamination (Redux)

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-350

  Hadley, Paul W ^a   Mueller, Stephen D ^b  

^a California Department of Toxic Substances Control   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

hot spot; risk assessment; soil contamination; soil sampling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS; HOT SPOT; INFORMATION CONCERNING; SAMPLING RESULTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL SAMPLING;

RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84860329112     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.664431     Document Type: Article

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