Soil heavy metal contamination in an industrial area: Analysis of the data collected during a decade

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 5951-5964

  D'Emilio, Mariagrazia ^a   Caggiano, Rosa ^a   MacChiato, Maria ^b   Ragosta, Maria ^c   Sabia, Serena ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Heavy metal; Industrial activities; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABLE FRACTION; FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETIES; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENTS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES;

AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; URBAN GROWTH;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN SITE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; LIVESTOCK; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84878720807     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2997-y     Document Type: Article

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