caa a22 4500 477094287 CHVBK 20180405111523.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01771287 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01771287 Heavy metals in Jamaican surface soils [Elektronische Daten] [A. Johnson, G. Lalor, J. Preston, H. Robotham, C. Thompson, M. Vutchkov] A regional survey of Jamaican surface soils has been conducted in which more than 200 samples were collected at a sample density of 1 per 64 km2 across the island and analysed for total concentrations of 31 elements by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis and atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The aim of the survey was to begin the construction of a high-precision geochemical database to provide information on elemental levels in soils for application to environmental studies, agriculture, and human and animal health. Results on the regional scale are presented for As, Cd, Cu, Hg and Pb. Although Jamaican surface soils are enriched in several heavy metals compared with world soil means and crustal abundances, lead is of particular importance at this stage because of its occurrence in residential areas. Except for Cu, the distribution maps of these elements are highly correlated with bauxite which in Jamaica is associated with white limestone geology and residualterra rossa soils. Chapman & Hall, 1996 Heavy metals nationallicence arsenic nationallicence cadmium nationallicence copper nationallicence lead nationallicence soils nationallicence neutron activation analysis nationallicence X-ray fluorescence atomic absorption spectrophotometry nationallicence bauxite nationallicence Johnson A. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Lalor G. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Preston J. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Robotham H. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Thompson C. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Vutchkov M. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut Environmental Geochemistry and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 18/3(1996-09-01), 113-121 0269-4042 18:3<113 1996 18 10653 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01771287 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01771287 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Johnson A. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lalor G. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Preston J. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robotham H. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thompson C. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vutchkov M. Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Geochemistry and Health Kluwer Academic Publishers 18/3(1996-09-01), 113-121 0269-4042 18:3<113 1996 18 10653 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer