Radial distribution of lead and lead isotopes in stem wood of Norway spruce: A reliable archive of pollution trends in Central Europe

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4207-4218

  Novak, Martin ^a   Mikova, Jitka ^a   Krachler, Michael ^b   Kosler, Jan ^c   Erbanova, Lucie ^a   Prechova, Eva ^a   Jackova, Iva ^a   Fottova, Daniela ^a  

^a CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENDROCHRONOLOGY; EMISSION INVENTORY; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEM; TREE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 77954033913     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.059     Document Type: Article

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