Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood properties in an alkaline air pollution environment

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 815-823

  Kask, Regino ^a   Ots, Katri ^a   Mandre, Malle ^a   Pikk, Jaak ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Dust pollution; Heartwood; Latewood; Sapwood; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BENDING STRENGTH; CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; DUST; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLLUTION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

DUST POLLUTION; HEARTWOOD; LATEWOOD; SAPWOOD; SCOTS PINE;

FORESTRY;

ADHESIVES; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BEND STRENGTH; DUST; FORESTRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POLLUTION; SILICA; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 55949092278     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-008-0242-7     Document Type: Article

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