Coupling Lead Isotopes and Element Concentrations in Epiphytic Lichens to Track Sources of Air Emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 343-372

  Graney, J R ^a   Landis, M S ^b   Krupa, S ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air emission sources; Element concentrations in lichens; Oil sands; Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867781560     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097760-7.00015-9     Document Type: Chapter

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