On the quantitative relationships between environmental parameters and heavy metals pollution in Mediterranean soils using GIS regression-trees: The case study of Lebanon

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 147, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 250-259

  Bou Kheir, R ^a   Shomar, B ^b   Greve, M B ^a   Greve, M H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

GIS regression trees; Heavy metals; Lebanon; Mediterranean environments; Pollution quantitative relationships; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SOILS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GIS REGRESSION TREES; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GIS; HEAVY METAL; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

GIS; HEAVY METALS; LEBANON; POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84912569933     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.05.015     Document Type: Article

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