Scavenging of atmospheric trace metal pollutants by mineral dusts: Inter-regional transport of Australian trace metal pollution to New Zealand

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2460-2478

  Marx, S K ^a   Kamber, B S ^b   McGowan, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric scavenging; Australia; Dust; Lake Eyre Basin; New Zealand; Trace metal pollution

Indexed keywords

DUST; GLACIERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTES;

ATMOSPHERIC SCAVENGING; AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; TRACE METAL POLLUTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; TIN; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ENRICHMENT; MINERAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TRACE METAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MINERAL DUST; NEW ZEALAND; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 40049111638     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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