Time and space variations in mercury and other trace element contents in olive tree leaves from the Almadén Hg-mining district

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 143-151

  Higueras, P ^a   Amoros J A ^a   Esbri J M ^a   Garcia Navarro F J ^a   Perez de los Reyes C ^a   Moreno, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almad n; Mercury; Metallic trace elements; Olive tree leaves; Soils; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTENT; METALLIC TRACE ELEMENTS; MINING DISTRICT; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLIVE OIL; SPACE VARIATION; SPAIN; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT; TREE LEAVES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FORESTRY; SOILS; VEGETABLE OILS;

MERCURY (METAL);

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; LEAF; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; TREE;

AIR POLLUTION; FORESTRY; LEAVES; MERCURY; POLLUTION; SOIL; SPAIN; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLE OIL;

ALMADEN; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; SPAIN;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 84869884601     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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