The utility of Pinus sylvestris L. in dendrochemical investigations: Pollution impact of lead mining and smelting in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, UK

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 284-294

  Lageard, J G A ^a   Howell, J A ^a   Rothwell, J J ^a   Drew, I B ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Dendrochemistry; Lead translocation; Pinus sylvestris; Topography

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; SMELTING; SOILS; TOPOGRAPHY;

LEAD TRANSLOCATION; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

LEAD MINES;

LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; MINING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SMELTING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRANSLOCATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; SCOTS PINE; SMELTING; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; METALLURGY; MINING; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT BARK; PLANT LEAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WOOD;

DARLEY DALE; DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 41949097962     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.031     Document Type: Article

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