Anthropogenic versus lithological influences on soil geochemical patterns in Cyprus

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-360

  Cohen, David R ^a   Rutherford, Neil F ^a   Morisseau, Eleni ^b   Christoforou, Irene ^b   Zissimos, Andreas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Environment; Geochemical mapping; Soil; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CYPRUS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; GEOCHEMICAL PATTERNS; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUBSOIL; TIN; TOPSOIL; ZINC;

CYPRUS; LIMASSOL; TROODOS OPHIOLITE;

EID: 84872952329     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/geochem2011-111     Document Type: Article

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