Analysis of U.S. soil lead (Pb) studies from 1970 to 2012

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 468-469, Issue , 2014, Pages 854-863

  Datko Williams, Laura ^a   Wilkie, Adrien ^a   Richmond Bryant, Jennifer ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pb storage; Population density; Soil lead; United States; Urbanized area

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; HOUSING; LEAD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOILS;

LEAD CONCENTRATION; LEADED GASOLINE; POPULATION DENSITIES; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; SOIL INGESTIONS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZED AREA; YOUNG CHILDREN;

SOIL POLLUTION;

LEAD;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

PB STORAGE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL LEAD; UNITED STATES; URBANIZED AREA;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; LEAD; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884563732     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.089     Document Type: Article

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