Sulphur isotopic investigation of a polluted raised bog and the uptake of pollutant sulphur by Sphagnum

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-207

  Thompson, A ^a,b   Bottrell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pollutant sulphur; Sphagnum; Sulphur isotopes; Sulphur uptake

Indexed keywords

ANION; FOSSIL FUEL; ISOTOPE; RAIN; SULFATE; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MOSS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAISED BOG; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; EXHAUST GAS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0031717026     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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