Why urban geochemistry?

Elements

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 417-422

  Lyons, W Berry ^a   Harmon, Russell S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USACE ERDC International Research Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochemical change; Hydrogeochemistry; Megacities; Population growth; Sustainable cities; Urban areas; Urban geochemistry; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

GEOCHEMICAL CHANGES; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; MEGACITIES; POPULATION GROWTH; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; URBAN AREAS; URBAN GEOCHEMISTRY; URBANIZATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84873811086     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.8.6.417     Document Type: Article

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