Critical evaluation of soil contamination assessment methods for trace metals

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 426, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-131

  Desaules, André ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic content; Geochemical background; Natural content; Soil contamination; Soil pollution; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTENT; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; NATURAL CONTENT; SOIL CONTAMINATION; TRACE METAL;

CONTAMINATION; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; RATING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; METALS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84860687416     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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