A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China

Binggan Wei; Linsheng Yang

doi:10.1016/j.microc.2009.09.014

journal article Mar 01, 2010

A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China

Binggan Wei

Linsheng Yang

Microchemical Journal Vol. 94 No. 2 pp. 99-107 · Elsevier BV

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Binggan Wei, Linsheng Yang (2010). A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China. Microchemical Journal, 94(2), 99-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2009.09.014

A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China

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