Chemical signals of epiphytic lichens in southwestern North America; natural versus man-made sources for airborne particulates

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 30, 1999, Pages 5095-5104

  Getty, Stephen R ^a,b   Gutzler, David S ^a   Asmerom, Yemane ^a   Shearer, Charles K ^a   Free, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol crustal; Biomonitor; Lead isotope ratio; Particulate aeolian; Trace element

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORS; LICHENS;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMARKERS; DUST; FUNGI; IRON; LANTHANUM; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMARIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

LANTHANUM; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM;

BIOINDICATOR; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM; LEAD POISONING; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; USNEA;

EID: 0032699368     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00222-8     Document Type: Article

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