Chemical elements in the environment: multi-element geochemical datasets from continental to national scale surveys on four continents
Applied Geochemistry
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Abstract
During the last 10-20 years, Geological Surveys around the world have undertaken a major effort towards delivering fully harmonized and tightly quality-controlled low-density multi-element soil geochemical maps and datasets of vast regions including up to whole continents. Concentrations of between 45 and 60 elements commonly have been determined in a variety of different regolith types (e.g., sediment, soil). The multi-element datasets are published as complete geochemical atlases and made available to the general public. Several other geochemical datasets covering smaller areas but generally at a higher spatial density are also available. These datasets may, however, not be found by superficial internet-based searches because the elements are not mentioned individually either in the title or in the keyword lists of the original references. This publication attempts to increase the visibility and discoverability of these fundamental background datasets covering large areas up to whole continents.
Suggested Citation
Caritat, P.D., Reimann, C., Smith, D.B., Wang, X., 2017, Chemical elements in the environment: multi-element geochemical datasets from continental to national scale surveys on four continents: Applied Geochemistry, v. 89, p. 150-159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.11.010.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Chemical elements in the environment: multi-element geochemical datasets from continental to national scale surveys on four continents |
| Series title | Applied Geochemistry |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.11.010 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 150 |
| Last page | 159 |