Characteristics of Natural and Urban Soils - Dealing with Contaminated Sites: From Theory Towards Practical Application - page 103

Fig. 2.5 Main broad, geologically-related soil types of the Melbourne Metropolitan area, as an
example, and surroundings. The East-West width of the map is approximately 60 km. From west
to east there is a rainfall gradient from about 550 mm yr − 1 to more than 1,150 mm yr − 1 ,and
evaporation from about 1,600 mm yr − 1 to 1,100 mm yr − 1 (details not clearly visible; both graphs
are meant to give a general insight into soil maps)
use of copper, arsenic and lead in pesticides has also been intensive. In contrast, the
Australian continent has been too distant from these industrial sources to have been
significantly affected and Australia's own industrial and agricultural development
has made much less of an imprint in terms of these inorganic contaminants. However