Geochemistry of natural and anthropogenic fall-out (aerosol and precipitation) collected from the NW Mediterranean: Two different multivariate statistical approaches

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 423-432

  Molinaroli, E ^a   Pistolato, M ^a   Rampazzo, G ^a   Guerzoni, S ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION QUALITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0032922950     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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