A lead isotopic assessment of tree bark as a biomonitor of contemporary atmospheric lead

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 343-356

  Patrick, Gavin J ^a   Farmer, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Biomonitoring; Lead; Lead isotopes; Scots pine; Tree bark

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES; LEADHILLS LEAD ORES; SOIL LEAD;

FORESTRY;

LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONIFEROUS TREE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BARK; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOTOPES; LEAD; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT BARK; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA; FORESTS; LEAD; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 37849039139     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.047     Document Type: Article

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