Analysis of passive-sampler monitored atmospheric ammonia at 74 sites across southern Ontario, Canada

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7913-7925

  Yao, X H ^a   Zhang, L ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SAMPLER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84890037777     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7913-2013     Document Type: Article

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