Accumulation of deicing salts in soils in an urban environment

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-31

  Cunningham, Mary Ann ^a   Snyder, Eric ^a   Yonkin, Daniel ^a   Ross, Morgan ^a   Elsen, Toren ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti icing salt; Deicing salt; Impervious surfaces; Magnesium; Sodium; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 38849132779     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-007-0031-x     Document Type: Article

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