Heavy metal concentrations in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

This paper examines the role of parent rock, pedogenetic processes and airborne pollution in heavy metal accumulation in soils from a remote oceanic island, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. We studied five soil profiles developed from different volcanic rocks. Mineralogical composition and total concent...

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Main Authors: Sonia M.B. de Oliveira, Luiz C.R. Pessenda, Suzy E.M. Gouveia, Deborah I.T. Favaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2011-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000400007