Lead pollution in Antarctic surface snow revealed along the route of the International Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 29, Issue , 1999, Pages 94-98

  Dahe, Qin ^a   Mayewski, Paul A ^b   Lyons, W Berry ^c   Junying, Sun ^a   Shugui, Hou ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; POLLUTION; SNOW CHEMISTRY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033501041     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756499781820897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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