Mineral and trace element analysis in dustfall collected in the Hexi Corridor and its significance as an indicator of environmental changes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Wang, Xunming ^a,b   Huang, Ning ^b   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Zhang, Caixia ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dustfall; Environmental change; Minerals; Potential dust source area; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGIN; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DUST EMISSION; DUST SOURCES; DUSTFALL; ELEMENT CONTENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEXI CORRIDOR; HUMAN IMPACT; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; MINERAL COMPOSITION; MINQIN OASIS; NATURAL PROCESS; POTENTIAL DUST SOURCE AREA; TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT; VEGETATION COVER;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BARIUM; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; DUST; EUROPIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; WEATHERING; ZIRCONIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MINERAL; PARTICLE SIZE; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; GANSU; MINQIN OASIS;

EID: 77954036617     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0164-8     Document Type: Article

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