Trends in bulk deposition of acidity in the UK, 1988-2007, assessed using additive models

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 274-286

  Curtis, Chris J ^a,b   Simpson, Gavin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Additive model; Ammonium; Chloride; Nitrate; Rainwater composition; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ADDITIVE MODELS; AMMONIUM; CHLORIDE; SULPHATES;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NITRATES;

DEPOSITION;

ACID DEPOSITION; AMMONIUM; BIOMONITORING; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; PH; RAINWATER; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890129768     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.10.023     Document Type: Article

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