Natural geochemical risk in the Pollino Massif: a case-study of chromium
The geochemical risk linked to heavy metal contamination of soils and waters, commonly associated with anthropogenic causes, may, however, be linked to the presence of rocks and soils that naturally contain these metals. Chromium and nickel are particularly abundant in the ultramafic rocks and ophio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fgene.2015.01.00023/full |