title: Lead and copper contamination of soil from industrial activities and firing ranges.
abstract: Lead still remains one of the most thoroughly investigated heavy metals in the environment. Although the identification of lead in soil is a routine matter, its environmental consequence is still much debated because of its potential mobility. We have investigated lead- and copper-contaminated soil from two different areas. One was in an urban area, which formerly had a lead smelter within the city. The other a firing range, in which hundreds of thousands of rounds were fired into a very large mound known as a berm. Homogeneity tests, depth profiles, and Pb-Cu correlations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab 78712, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landsberger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iskander
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basunia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaminski
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D007221:Industry; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D011786:Quality Control; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper