Trace element concentration and speciation in selected urban soils in New York City

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 195-215

  Burt, R ^a   Hernandez, L ^a   Shaw, R ^a   Tunstead, R ^a   Ferguson, R ^a   Peaslee, S ^a  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; New York City; Trace elements; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; MICROWAVE DIGESTION; NEW YORK CITY; SEQUENTIAL CHEMICAL EXTRACTION; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; URBAN SOILS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

SOILS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891344065     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3366-1     Document Type: Article

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