Surface water acidification and critical loads: Exploring the F-factor

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2191-2201

  Rapp, L ^a   Bishop, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; CATCHMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LAKE POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; TIME SERIES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

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EID: 77951796004     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-2191-2009     Document Type: Article

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