Introduction to Organic Contaminants in Soil: Concepts and Risks

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-29

  Valentin L ^a   Nousiainen, A ^b   Mikkonen, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Environmental legislation; Health risk; Soil contaminant; Soil microorganism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042470507     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/698_2012_208     Document Type: Chapter

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