Chemistry of atmospheric wet deposition in Italy: Results from a five-year study

Ambio

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-25

  Mosello, Rosario ^a   Marchetto, Aldo ^a  

^a CNR Ist Italiano di Idrobiologia   (Italy)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION CHEMISTRY; WET DEPOSITION;

ITALY;

EID: 0029663877     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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26. We are grateful to the scientific institutions and environmental agencies which provided the chemical data and information on the sampling areas. We also acknowledge the permission to use the results granted by the Ministry of the Environment. Although all the participants agreed on the database, comments are solely a reflection of the authors' views and are not necessarily shared by the Ministry of the Environment or the other participating bodies.
27. First submitted 23 November 1994. Accepted for publication after revision 21 April 1995.