Heavy metal accumulation in soil and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) needles in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 550-557

  Gratton, W S ^a   Nkongolo, K K ^a   Spiers, G A ^b,c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Research and Productivity Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; ONTARIO; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREES;

PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0034079606     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280000038     Document Type: Article

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