Atmospheric trace metals over the Atlantic and South Indian Oceans: Investigation of metal concentrations and lead isotope ratios in coastal and remote marine aerosols

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 5435-5451

  Witt, Melanie ^a,b   Baker, Alex R ^a   Jickells, Tim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Enrichment factor; Isotope signature; Pb; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COAL; COPPER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ISOTOPES; LEAD;

ENRICHMENT FACTOR; ISOTOPE SIGNATURE; LEAD ISOTOPES;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; ISOTOPE; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; TRACE METAL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); INDIAN OCEAN; MASS SPECTROMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEA; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33746877465     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.04.041     Document Type: Article

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