Air pollution-derived trichloroacetic acid contributes to degradation of vegetation in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 289-293

  Weissflog, Ludwig ^a   Krüger, Gert ^b   Kellner, Klaus ^b   Pienaar, Jacobus ^b   Lange, Christian ^a   Strauss, Riaan ^b   Pfennigsdorff, Andrea ^a   Ondruschka, Bernd ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DESERTIFICATION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4344612893     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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