Atmospheric deposition and re-emission of mercury estimated in a prescribed forest-fire experiment in Florida, USA

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 77-91

  Dicosty, Ralph J ^a   Callaham Jr , Mac A ^a   Stanturf, John A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest soil; Mercury deposition; Mercury emission; Podzol; Prescribed fire; Spodosol

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL);

FOREST SOIL; GEOLOGICAL STRATA; SPODOSOL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON; MERCURY; NITROGEN;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); SOIL POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EMISSION; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; FOREST; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SOIL; UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY; PODZOL; POLLUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33748468945     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9149-3     Document Type: Article

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