Anthrax and the geochemistry of soils in the contiguous United States

Geosciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 114-127

  Griffin, Dale W ^a   Silvestri, Erin E ^b   Bowling, Charlena Y ^b   Boe, Timothy ^b   Smith, David B ^c   Nichols, Tonya L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Geology; Microbiology; North America; Pathogen; Soil; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936952409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences4030114     Document Type: Article

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