A stable lead isotopic investigation of the use of sycamore tree rings as a historical biomonitor of environmental lead contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 362, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 278-291

  Patrick, Gavin J ^a   Farmer, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Biomonitoring; Dendrochemistry; Lead; Lead isotopes

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FORESTRY; LEAD; MINING; POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; DENDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

LEAD;

BIOMONITORING; EMISSION; LEAD; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEDIMENT; TREE RING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION; METHODOLOGY; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; ISOTOPES; LEAD; METALLURGY; MINING; SCOTLAND;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MINING;

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOCH LOMOND; SCOTLAND; STIRLING; TYNDRUM; UNITED KINGDOM; WANLOCKHEAD; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; BRYOPHYTA; PLATANUS;

EID: 33646593824     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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