Alternative normalization method of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons pollution level recorded by tree bark

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 5853-5859

  Zhao, Yuli ^a   Wang, Qiuquan ^a   Yang, Limin ^a   Li, Zhenji ^a   Satake, Kenichi ^b   Tsunoda, Kin Ichi ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RISSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC PROCESSES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; PERYLENE (PER);

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

LIPID; PERYLENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BARK; BIOACCUMULATION; METEOROLOGY; PAH; POLLUTION MONITORING; TREE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BARK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MASS; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEASON; TREE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANGIOSPERMS; CONIFEROPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIPIDS; PLANT BARK; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

BARK; CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION; TREES;

EID: 33749400841     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060498q     Document Type: Article

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