Trace elements and metal pollution in aerosols at an alpine site, New Zealand: Sources, concentrations and implications

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-217

  Marx, Samuel K ^a,b   Lavin, Karen S ^c   Hageman, Kimberly J ^c   Kamber, Balz S ^d   O'Loingsigh, Tadhg ^e   McTainsh, Grant H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dust; Long range; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AUSTRALIA; DUST ENTRAINMENT; ELEMENT SIGNATURES; LONG-RANGE; METAL POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST; LEAD; RAIN; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

BARIUM ION; CUPROUS ION; LEAD; METAL; RAIN; RUBIDIUM ION; SEA WATER; STRONTIUM; TIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ENTRAINMENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAINFALL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AUSTRALIA; COLD CLIMATE; DUST; MINERAL DUST; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPS; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84887172086     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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