Dear all,

Where can I find the baseline trace element concentrations in soils for South Asia esp. India, Nepal and Bangladesh?

I have gone through papers like McLennan et al., 2001; Taylor & McLennan 1985; Turekian & Wedepohl, 1961; Wedepohl, 1995; Li, 2000.

As per my understanding, baseline concentrations could change according to the regional geology. There could be significant differences among tertiary igneous rocks, paleogene sedimentary rocks, jurassic and triassic rocks, etc. within the same region, and also across regions.

Are there any papers that further classify/categorize/segregate the trace element concentrations specific to South Asian geology?

Any recommendations, ideas or discussion on this topic would be welcome.