Reflectance spectroscopy and spatial distribution modelling of soil lead concentrations and implications for human health /
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2015
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Maliki, Ali Al,
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Exposure to Lead (Pb) from soil and dust in urban areas continues to threaten human health; especially that of children, who are more likely to absorb a higher fraction of ingested Pb from contaminated soil. However, to date methods available to remotely evaluate the distribution and severity of soil Pb contamination across large urban areas in a timely manner are lacking and new techniques are required to address this important issue. Therefore, this study evaluated both spectroscopic and geostatistical approaches for prediction of soil Pb concentrations leading to models of spatial distributions in the contaminated area. This study thus supports ongoing investigation and monitoring of Pb contamination by providing digital mapping options for studying the environmental and health impact of Pb contamination which can substantially reduce the time and costs associated with traditional soil contaminant analysis.
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University of South Australia. Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation.
Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation.
Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2015.
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Copyright 2015 Ali Abdulridha Ajeel Al Maliki.. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Australia 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/)
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1 ethesis (xvii, 161 leaves) :
colour illustrations, colour maps.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-150)
colour illustrations, colour maps.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-150)
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