Accumulation of atmospheric mercury in forest foliage

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1613-1622

  Ericksen, J A ^a   Gustin, M S ^a   Schorran, D E ^b   Johnson, D W ^a   Lindberg, S E ^c   Coleman, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Global cycling; Plants; Sinks; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SOILS; TISSUE;

FOREST FOLIAGE;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; POLITEF;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FOLIAGE; FOREST; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MESOCOSM; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPEN; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DORMANCY; ECOSYSTEM; FOLIAGE; FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF AGE; LITTER FALL; MEASUREMENT; MESOCOSM; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TISSUE LEVEL; VAPOR; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MERCURY; SOIL; TISSUE; TREES;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0037377001     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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