Lead Reduction and Redistribution in the Forest Floor in New Hampshire Northern Hardwoods

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-148

  Yanai, Ruth D ^a   Ray, David G ^b   Siccama, Thomas G ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FOREST FLOORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LEAD;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; STAND AGE; TREE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345742705     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.1410     Document Type: Article

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