Rapid changes of precipitation pH in Qinghai Province, the northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 305, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 241-248

  Zhang, David D ^a   Jim, C Y ^a   Peart, M R ^a   Shi, Changxing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air dust; Air pollutant; Alkaline rain; Precipitation chemistry; Precipitation pH

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DUST; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

ALKALINE RAIN;

ACID RAIN;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PH; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; PH; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRY; SOIL;

CHINA;

EID: 0037446098     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00464-3     Document Type: Article

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