Risk assessment of soil, water and crops in abandoned Geumryeong mine in South Korea

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-123

  Park, Jeong Hun ^a   Choi, Kyoung Kyoon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Metal mining; Phytoaccumulation; Risk assessment; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENIC RISK ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL MINING; NONCARCINOGENIC RISK; PB-CONTAMINATED SOIL; PHYTOACCUMULATION; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ABANDONED MINES; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; DUST; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ABANDONED MINE; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

SOUTH KOREA;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84875603232     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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