Acidity and conductivity of Pinus massoniana bark as indicators to atmospheric acid deposition in Guangdong, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 916-920

  Kuang, Yuan Wen ^a,b   Zhou, Guo Yi ^a   Wen, Da Zhi ^a   Liu, Shi Zhong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acidity; Conductivity; Inner bark; Outer bark; Pinus massoniana

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH; POLLUTION;

ACID DEPOSITION; INNER AND OUTER BARKS; INNER BARK; OUTER BARK; PH VALUE; PINUS MASSONIANA; POLLUTED SITES;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; PH; PINE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PINUS; PLANT BARK;

EID: 33947502055     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(06)60014-4     Document Type: Article

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