Spatial distribution of mercury in topsoil from five regions of China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1756-1761

  Shi, Jian bo ^a   Meng, Mei ^a   Shao, Jun juan ^a   Zhang, Ke gang ^a   Zhang, Qing hua ^a   Jiang, Gui bin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Mercury; Soil; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPSOIL;

CHINA;

EID: 84874303832     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1115-6     Document Type: Article

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