The nature and distribution of Cu, Zn, Hg, and Pb in urban soils of a regional city: Lithgow, Australia

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-91

  Rouillon, Marek ^a   Gore, Damian B ^a   Taylor, Mark P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIAN SURFACES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PB CONCENTRATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REGIONAL CITIES; RESIDENTIAL SOIL; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS;

HOUSING; LEAD; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COPPER; GRAIN SIZE; GUIDELINE; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN REGION; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84880827483     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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