Sphagnum mosses as archives of recent and past atmospheric lead deposition in Switzerland

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3751-3763

  Weiss, Dominik ^a,c   Shotyk, William ^a   Kramers, Jan D ^a   Gloor, Marlies ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d EMS Chemie Dietikon AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Lead isotopes; Peat bogs; Pollution; Source assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COAL COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; GASOLINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ISOTOPES; LEAD; PLANTS (BOTANY); WASTE INCINERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

COAL; GASOLINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ISOTOPE; LEAD; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; LEAD; MOSS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; MOSS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; TIME;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033213799     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00093-X     Document Type: Article

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