Beryllium natural background concentration and mobility: A reappraisal examining the case of high Be-bearing pyroclastic rocks

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 559-572

  Armiento, Giovanna ^a   Bellatreccia, Fabio ^b   Cremisini, Carlo ^a   Della Ventura, Giancarlo ^b   Nardi, Elisa ^a   Pacifico, Renata ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

(Volcanogenic) soils; Baseline levels; Beryllium; Beryllium mobility; Roman Comagmatic Province

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BASELINE CONCENTRATION; BASELINE LEVELS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMAN CARCINOGEN; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LEACHABILITY; LITERATURE DATA; LOW LEVEL; LOW MOBILITY; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; NATURAL ELEMENTS; PLEISTOCENE; PYROCLASTIC ROCKS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROMAN COMAGMATIC PROVINCE; SOIL CONTAMINATION; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

BERYLLIUM; CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LEAD; SOILS; VOLCANOES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD;

BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LEAD; MOBILIZATION; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

BERYLLIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; KINETICS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84871978630     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2575-3     Document Type: Article

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