Impacts of human activities and sampling strategies on soil heavy metal distribution in a rapidly developing region of China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Shao, Xuexin ^a,b   Huang, Biao ^b   Zhao, Yongcun ^b   Sun, Weixia ^b   Gu, Zhiquan ^c   Qian, Weifei ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Station for Soil and Fertilizer Technique Service   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metal pollution; Human activities; Industrial; Sampling strategies; Soil

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHINA; JIANGSU; ZHANGJIAGANG;

HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL; SAMPLING STRATEGIES; SOIL;

CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84896037373     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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