Atmospheric deposition of silver and thallium since 12 370 14C years BP recorded by a Swiss peat bog profile, and comparison with lead and cadmium

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 427-433

  Shotyk, William ^a   Krachler, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; SILVER; THALLIUM;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; HOLOCENE; IMMOBILIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CADMIUM; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD; MINING; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SWITZERLAND; THALLIUM;

ROMAN;

EID: 2642573678     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b315084b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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