Partial neutralization of rain by seaspray: The case of Recôncavo, Bahia-Brazil

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-212

  Campos, Vânia P ^a   Costa, Angela Cristina A ^a   Tavares, Tania M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Marine aerosol; Rain neutralization; Seaspray; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINFALL; SODIUM; WET DEPOSITION;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ACID RAIN; AEROSOL; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; POTENTIOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHIA; BRAZIL; RECONCAVO BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247115572     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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