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    Heavy metals in Jamaican surface soils (1996)
    Springer
    Environmental geochemistry and health 18 (1996), S. 113-121 
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    ISSN: 1573-2983
    Keywords: Heavy metals ; arsenic ; cadmium ; copper ; lead ; soils ; neutron activation analysis ; X-ray fluorescence atomic absorption spectrophotometry ; bauxite
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract 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.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01771287
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    Heavy metal pollution in Jamaica 1: Survey of cadmium, lead and zinc concentrations in the Kintyre and Hope Flat districts (1995)
    Springer
    Environmental geochemistry and health 17 (1995), S. 51-56 
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    ISSN: 1573-2983
    Keywords: Heavy metal pollution ; Jamaica
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Despite its being highly mineralised, the Hope Mine area has become a residential district. Composite soil samples taken from 91 allotments show values for cadmium: 〈 2–220 mg kg−1, lead: 6–38,000 mg kg−1, and zinc: 66–40,000 mg kg−1. Water samples from adits contain 52–86 μg kg−1 of lead and 〈 1–2 hg kg−1 of cadmium. The soil contents of cadmium and lead in at least two areas suggest that remedial actions should be considered. Blood lead levels for 33 children aged between ten months and seven years are in the range 5.7–57 μg dl−1; haemoglobin levels vary between 9.7 and 12.7 mg dl−1. There is no obvious relationship between Pb and haemoglobin levels. Further geochemical work to define fully the spatial extent of the polluted region and epidemiological studies including intelligence testing to define further the effects of lead on children in this environment would be valuable.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00146708
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