Source assessment of metals in rainwater events at a town in western portugal

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 12 B, 2008, Pages 2232-2239

  Santos, Patrícia S M ^a   Pereira, Maria E ^a   Duarte, Armando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enrichment factors; ICP MS; Metals; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENRICHMENT; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; RAINWATER; SEAWATER;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61949436940     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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