Particles and vegetation: Implications for the transfer of particle-bound organic contaminants to vegetation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 246, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 207-236

  Smith, Kilian E C ^a   Jones, Kevin C ^a  

^a Inst Environ Nat Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particles; Semi volatile organic chemicals; Soil particles; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TRANSFER FUNCTION; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

EID: 0033979794     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00459-3     Document Type: Article

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