A tri-state mining region, including parts of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas, was the site of intense lead and zinc mining and smelting activity until the 1950's. A study was initiated to characterize the heavy-metal contamination of soils in this area. Water-soluble, an index of plantavailable, tot
Chemical Characterization of Metal-Contaminated Soil in Two Study Areas in Finland
โ Scribed by Jaana Jarva; Timo Tarvainen; Petri Lintinen; Juha Reinikainen
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 198
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0049-6979
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