Dendrochronology and heavy metal deposition in tree rings of baldcypress

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1411-1419

  Latimer, Shane D ^a   Devall, Margaret S ^b   Thomas, Charles ^b   Ellgaard, Erik G ^a   Kumar, Satish D ^a   Thien, Leonard B ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b US Food Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; HISTORY; HURRICANES; LEAD; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPECTROMETRY; ZINC;

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HEAVY METAL DEPOSITION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TREE RINGS;

ECOLOGY;

LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL POLLUTION; TREE;

TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

EID: 0030296776     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500060035x     Document Type: Article

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