Atmospheric mercury deposition to grass in southern Sweden

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Xiao, Z ^a   Sommar, J ^a   Lindqvist, O ^a   Giouleka, E ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Dept Environ Pub Hlth P ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Biological monitor; Dry deposition; Grass

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOMONITOR; GRASS; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASS; MERCURIALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0032503536     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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