Reconstructing contamination events on riverbanks in southern Québec using dendrochronology and dendrochemical methods

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-40

  Saint Laurent, Diane ^a   Duplessis, Patricia ^b   St Laurent, Julien ^c   Lavoie, Luc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ville de Trois Rivières ^*  (Canada)

^d Group GDG Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminated soils; Dendrochemistry; Dendrochronology; Floods; Hydrocarbons; Red ash

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALUMINUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CATCHMENT; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROCARBON; NICKEL; RIVER BANK; SOIL POLLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT FRANCOIS RIVER;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA;

EID: 78650261332     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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