Variations of element concentrations in tree rings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the vicinity of an oil shale-fired power plant

Oil Shale

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-71

  Parn H ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

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Indexed keywords

ALKALINE POLLUTIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC AIR POLLUTION; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; HORIZONTAL VARIATION; OIL SHALE FLY ASH; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; XYLEM ELEMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; LEAD; OIL SHALE; POLLUTION DETECTION; POWER PLANTS; ZINC;

FORESTRY;

EID: 24044510206     PISSN: 0208189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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