Anthropogenic inputs of boron into urban atmosphere: Evidence from boron isotopes of precipitations in Guiyang City, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 4165-4171

  Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Boron Isotope; Contaminant sources; Guiyang City; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; B VALUE; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BORON CONCENTRATIONS; BORON ISOTOPES; COLD SEASON; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; GUIYANG CITY; HEAVY RAINS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SOURCES; MIXING MODELS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; SNOW SAMPLES; SUMMER SEASON; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RAIN; SEAWATER;

COAL COMBUSTION;

BORON; COAL; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; SEA WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; BORON ISOTOPE; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RAINWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFATE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CITY; COMBUSTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; GUIYANG; GUIZHOU;

EID: 84755161225     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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