Estimation of the long-range transport of mercury, cadmium, and lead to northern Finland on the basis of moss surveys

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-297

  Poikolainen, Jarmo ^a   Kubin, Eero ^a   Piispanen, Juha ^a   Karhu, Jouni ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MOSS; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 12444334675     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0292:EOTLTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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