Rainwater contamination and sources in Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1641-1653

  Chang, Moo Been ^a   Lin, Neng Huei ^a   Lee, How Ming ^a   Lo, Yu Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crustal contribution; Enrichment factor; Neutralization capacity factor; Rainwater; Seasalt contribution; Taiwan; Taoyuan County

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; RAIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; TAIWAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0345812479     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376633     Document Type: Article

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