Lead Arsenate Contamination in Soil from former Apple Orchards

 

Former Apple Orchards Leave Behind a Legacy of Contaminated Soil
(Tony SCHICK and Courtney FLATT, EarthFixMedia; October 11, 2015)

The History of Lead Arsenate Use in Apple Production:  Comparison of its Impact in Virginia and Other States (SCHOOLEY et al., 2008)
http://www.deq.state.va.us/Portals/0/DEQ/Land/RemediationPrograms/Brownfields/Weaver1-195-1-PB-8r.pdf

The Apple Bites Back:  Claiming Old Orchards for Residential Development
(HOOD, 2006)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1551991/pdf/ehp0114-a00470.pdf

Historical Use of Lead Arsenate Insecticides, Resulting Soil Contamination, and Implications for Remediation  (PERYEA, 1998)
http://natres.psu.ac.th/Link/SoilCongress/bdd/symp25/274-t.pdf

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