Mercury Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Epiphytic Tree Lichens in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 373-390

  Blum, J D ^a   Johnson, M W ^a   Gleason, J D ^a   Demers, J D ^a   Landis, M S ^b   Krupa, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Epiphytic; Hypogymnia physodes; Isotope; Lichen; Mercury; Photochemical reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867766552     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097760-7.00016-0     Document Type: Chapter

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