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Abstract/Full thesis
Abstract: Abstract of the thesis giving the main points of each chapter.
Samenvatting[Dutch]: Samenvatting van het proefschrift, geeft de hoofdpunten van elk hoofdstuk.
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Complete thesis: Complete thesis including all chapters, abstracts, references etc.
Seperate parts
Frontmatter: Front pages, editorial pages etc.
Table of contents: Table of contents, list of figures and tables.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Geology and Pedology of Zeeland.
Chapter 3: Natural and anthropogenic patterns of covariance and spatial variability of minor and trace elements in agricultural topsoil.
Chapter 4: Sampling and analyses for a regional environmental soil geochemical survey.
Chapter 5: Enrichment and natural variability versus anthropogenic impact.
Chapter 6: Regional diffuse geochemical patterns and processes.
Chapter 7: Assessment of regional DDT concentrations in the soils of Zeeland.
Chapter 8: Synthesis.
References: References for all chapters.