Comparison of three tree-ring sampling methods for trace metal analysis

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-178

  Baltrenaite, Edita ^a   Butkus, Donatas ^a   Booth, Colin A ^b  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chisel; Plane.; Trace metals; Tree ring; Wood samples

Indexed keywords

CHISEL; PLANE.; TRACE METAL; TREE RINGS; WOOD SAMPLES;

ARCHES; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FORESTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; POLLUTION; RANDOM ERRORS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TOOLS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WOOD PRODUCTS; ZINC;

METAL ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION; COPPER; ELECTRONS; LEAD; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WOOD; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77958037855     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: 18224199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jeelm.2010.20     Document Type: Article

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