Use of B isotopes as a tracer of anthropogenic emissions in the atmosphere of Paris, France

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 810-820

  Chetelat, Benjamin ^a,b   Gaillardet, Jérôme ^a   Freydier, Rémi ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; EVAPORATION-CONDENSATION PROCESS; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; MARINE COMPONENTS; MOLAR RATIOS; PARIS , FRANCE; RAINWATER SAMPLES;

AIR POLLUTION; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS;

ISOTOPES;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BORON ISOTOPE; EMISSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TESTING METHOD; TRACER;

EID: 64749110698     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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