| Literature DB >> 24914533 |
Harley T Davis1, C Marjorie Aelion2, Andrew B Lawson3, Bo Cai4, Suzanne McDermott4.
Abstract
The potential of using land cover/use categories as a proxy for soil metal concentrations was examined by measuring associations between Anderson land cover category percentages and soil concentrations of As, Pb, and Ba in ten sampling areas. Land cover category and metal associations with ethnicity and socioeconomic status at the United States Census 2000 block and block group levels also were investigated. Arsenic and Pb were highest in urban locations; Ba was a function of geology. Consistent associations were observed between urban/built up land cover, and Pb and poverty. Land cover can be used as proxy for metal concentrations, although associations are metal-dependent.Entities:
Keywords: Anderson land cover/use; GIS; Human health; Metals; Residential soils
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24914533 PMCID: PMC4667981 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.076
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Total Environ ISSN: 0048-9697 Impact factor: 7.963