Historical perspective of industrial lead emissions to the atmosphere from a Canadian smelter

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 741-747

  Gallon, Céline ^a,c   Tessier, André ^a   Gobeil, Charles ^a   Carignan, Richard ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GASOLINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LEAD; SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC PB; METAL EMISSIONS; POREWATER; SMELTER;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

GASOLINE; LEAD; LEAD 206; LEAD 207; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GASOLINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LEAD; SEDIMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD; SMELTING;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAKE; RECYCLING; SEDIMENT; SMELTER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CANADA; CARBON; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INDUSTRY; LEAD; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 32344434990     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051326g     Document Type: Article

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