δ13C variations in tree rings as an indication of severe changes in the urban air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 39-40, 2002, Pages 5887-5896

  Dongarra G ^a,b   Varrica, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Dendrochemistry; Environmental geochemistry; Stable carbon isotopes; Tree rings; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

CARBON; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; TREE RING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

PLATANUS; PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA;

EID: 0036896078     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00824-5     Document Type: Article

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