Exposure of urban ecosystems to Mn and Pb contaminants from gasoline additives beside a major highway in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-258

  Bhuie, A K ^a   McLaughlin, D ^b   Roy, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gasoline additive; Greater Toronto area (GTA); Lead; Manganese; Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT); Soil; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MANGANESE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

CANADA; ONTARIO; TORONTO;

EID: 0034159803     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc76251-2     Document Type: Article

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