Ambient background and quality reference values for trace metals in soils from Algeria

• Published in: Soil and Water Research Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 33 - 42
• Main Authors: Laribi, Abdelkader, Shand, Charles, Wendler, Renate, Mouhouche, Brahim, Hillier, Stephen, Colinet, Gilles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 2023; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Decision making; Environmental assessment; Heavy metals; Iron; Lead; Markvetenskap; Metal concentrations; mitidja plain; Nickel; Outliers (statistics); Pattern analysis; potentially toxic elements; soil contamination; Soil Science; Soils; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; threshold value; Topsoil; Trace metals; Zinc; Algeria

The establishment of the reference ambient background concentrations (ABCs) and quality reference values (QRVs) for trace metal (TM) concentrations in soils are required for the environmental assessment and any implementation of a protective action. This information is lacking for soils of the easte...