Application of tree rings [dendrochemistry] for detecting historical trends in air Hg concentrations across multiple scales

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 149-162

  Wright, Genine ^a   Woodward, Casandra ^a   Peri, Lydia ^a   Weisberg, Peter J ^a   Gustin, Mae Sexauer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mining; National Park; Pinus; Proxy for air pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904817922     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-014-9987-9     Document Type: Article

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