The fate of contaminants in urban soils and sediments : novel assessments and implications for risks
Soils and road-deposited sediments (RDS) are ubiquitously present in the urban environment and may act as sinks or sources for potentially harmful elements (PHE), namely trace metals, with possible deleterious human health effects. Their proximity to human populations in urban centres evokes the nee...
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Manchester Metropolitan University
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.627683 |