| levels of pahs in soil and vegetation samples from tarragona county, spain. | the levels of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) were determined in 24 soil and 12 wild chard samples collected in tarragona county (catalonia, spain), an area with an important number of chemical and petrochemical industries. samples were also collected in urban/residential zones and in presumably unpolluted sites (control samples). in soils, the sum of the 16 pahs ranged between 1002 and 112 ng/g (dry weight) for samples collected near chemical industries and unpolluted sites, respecti ... | 2004 | 15276268 |
| metal pollution of soils and vegetation in an area with petrochemical industry. | the aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of arsenic (as), cadmium (cd), chromium (cr), mercury (hg), manganese (mn), lead (pb), and vanadium (v) in soil and chard samples collected in various industrial sites of tarragona county (spain), an area with an important number of petrochemical industries. samples were also collected in urban (tarragona downtown) and presumably unpolluted (blank samples) sites. human health risks derived from metal inhalation and ingestion of soils were ... | 2004 | 15050385 |