Mercury concentrations and foliage/atmosphere fluxes in a maple forest ecosystem in Québec, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Poissant, Laurier ^a,b   Pilote, Martin ^a   Yumvihoze, Emmanuel ^b   Lean, David ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MERCURY (METAL); SOILS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; EMISSION; FOLIAGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

ACER;

EID: 48749133316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009510     Document Type: Article

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