The regional geochemical baseline soil survey of southern New Zealand: Design and initial interpretation

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 167, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-82

  Martin, A P ^a   Turnbull, R E ^a   Rattenbury, M S ^a   Cohen, D R ^b   Hoogewerff, J ^c   Rogers, K M ^a   Baisden, W T ^a   Christie, A B ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Atlas; Geochemical mapping; New Zealand; Soil geochemistry; Survey design

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC; ATLAS; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; NEW ZEALAND; SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY; SURVEY DESIGN;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MAPPING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL SURVEY; SURVEY DESIGN;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84975041176     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.05.009     Document Type: Article

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