Effects of Smelter Sulfur Dioxide Emissions: A Spatiotemporal Perspective Using Carbon Isotopes in Tree Rings

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-26

  Savard, Martine M ^a   Bégin, Christian ^a   Parent, Michel ^a   Smirnoff, Anna ^a   Marion, Joëlle ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CARBON; COPPER; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; REMOTE CONTROL; SMELTING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

TREE RINGS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; CALCULATION; CANADA; CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; CARBON UPTAKE; FOREST; GAS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT STOMA; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SMELTER; SPRUCE; TRACE GAS;

PICEA;

EID: 0345742710     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.1300     Document Type: Review

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