Changes in concentrations of major elements and trace metals in northeastern u.s.-canadian sub-alpine forest floors

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 245-267

  Evans, Gordon C ^a   Norton, Stephen A ^b   Fernandez, Ivan J ^b   Kahl, Jeffrey S ^c   Hanson, Denis ^a  

^a University of Maine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Base cations; Cadmium; Lead; Maritime Canada; Mercury; New England (U.S.A.); Recovery; Soil; Sub alpine; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC MATTER MASS; TRACE METALS;

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; ELEMENT; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FERMENTATION; FOREST; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SPRUCE; UNITED STATES;

CADMIUM; FORESTRY; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; SOIL;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABIES; GASPE; PICEA;

EID: 20544472124     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-0435-2     Document Type: Article

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