Transmission of atmospherically derived trace elements through an undeveloped, forested Maryland watershed

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 53-79

  Scudlark, Joseph R ^a   Rice, Karen C ^b   Conko, Kathryn M ^a,b   Bricker, Owen P ^b   Church, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Forested watershed; Maryland; Throughfall; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LEAD; MANGANESE; WATERSHEDS;

EPIDOTE; GEOCHEMICAL MODEL; POTASSIUM FELDSPAR; WATERSHED TRANSMISSION;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; PYRITE; RUNOFF; SELENIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORITE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FORESTED CATCHMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THROUGHFALL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CANOPY; EVALUATION; FOREST; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; SOIL PROPERTY; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WEATHERING;

ARSENIC; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LEAD; MANGANESE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER SHEDS;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20544466977     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-8135-5     Document Type: Article

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