Lead concentrations and stable isotopic evidence for transpolar contamination of plants in the Canadian High Arctic

Ambio

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 506-508

  France, Robert L ^a   Blais, Jules M ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LEAD; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

CANADA;

SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA OPPOSITOFOLIA;

EID: 0031700589     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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29. This research was supported by the World Wildlife Fund (Canada) and the research budgets of R Peters and J. Kalff from McGill University. The Arctic Light Trans-Ellesmere Ski Island Expedition was sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and was organized by J Dunn. M Sharp and G Magor. Logistic support was provided by M Coquery, H Taylor and D. Whelpdale
30. First submitted 30 January 1997. Accepted for publication after revision 28 August 1997.