Two and three-dimensional quantification of lead contamination in alluvial soils of a historic mining area using field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) analysis

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 110; no. 1; pp. 28 - 36
• Main Authors: Hürkamp, Kerstin, Raab, Thomas, Völkel, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alluvial soils; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Field methods; Floodplain sedimentation; Freshwater; Geomorphology; Lead; Marine and continental quaternary; Mining; Pollution, environment geology; Soils; Surficial geology; Bavaria Germany; Central Europe; Europe; Germany; Germany, Bavaria; Mining; Field methods; Lead; Floodplain sedimentation; Geomorphology; Alluvial soils; projects; heavy metals; metals; pollution; human activity; spatial distribution; fluvial sedimentation; water content; terraces; soils; landscapes; rivers; detection; sampling; concentration; mining; in situ; lead; floodplains; X-ray fluorescence; depth; channels; landform evolution; theory
• ISSN: 0169-555X; 1872-695X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.12.021

Two- and three-dimensional element distributions in soils and sediments may be important for the identification of geomorphic processes and the reconstruction of landscape evolution. Field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) analysers provide new possibilities in the detection and quantification of...