Deciphering heavy metal contamination zones in soils of a granitic terrain of southern India using factor analysis and GIS

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1059-1070

  Purushotham, D ^a   Lone, Mahjoor Ahmad ^a   Rashid, Mehnaz ^a   Narsing Rao, A ^b   Ahmed, Shakeel ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Factor analysis; GIS; Heavy metals; Maheshwaram; XRF

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRONTIUM; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; MAHESHWARAM;

EID: 84867661891     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-012-0209-3     Document Type: Article

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