The lead content and isotopic composition of British coals and their implications for past and present releases of lead to the UK environment

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-272

  Farmer, John G ^a   Eades, Lorna J ^a   Graham, Margaret C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal; Emissions; Lead content; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COAL; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAD; STABLE ISOTOPE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033400395     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006688515919     Document Type: Article

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