A method of identifying priority spatial patterns for the management of potential ecological risks posed by heavy metals

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 237-238, Issue , 2012, Pages 290-298

  Fang, S B ^a,b   Jia, X B ^c   Yang, X Y ^a   Li, Y D ^b   An, S Q ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological hotspots; Ecological risk assessment; Heavy metals; NDVI; Priority spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; HOTSPOTS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LOGIC CALCULATION; NDVI; POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL RISK; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

HEAVY METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECOLOGY;

HEAVY METAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; HEAVY METAL; HOT SPOT; NDVI; PRIORITIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOT; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HAZARD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84866770731     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.08.044     Document Type: Article

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