Current atmospheric deposition loads and their trends in the Czech Republic determined by mapping the distribution of moss element contents

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 503-519

  Suchara, Ivan ^a   Sucharová, Julie ^a  

^a SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Biomonitoring; Czech Republic; Moss analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; LANTHANIDE; SULFUR;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOSS; PRECIPITATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 14944363221     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-004-1262-3     Document Type: Article

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