Atmospheric transport of urban-derived NHx: Evidence from nitrogen concentration and δ15N in epilithic mosses at Guiyang, SW China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 715-722

  Liu, Xue Yan ^a,b   Xiao, Hua Yun ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^a   Li, You Yi ^a,b   Xiao, Hong Wei ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Atmospheric N deposition; City area; Moss; NHx; Nitrogen isotope; NOx

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERICS; DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC N DEPOSITION; CITY AREA; MOSS; NHX; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NOX;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MOSS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHINA; MOSS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; BRYOPHYTA; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIYANG; GUIZHOU;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 55649085976     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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