Natural versus anthropogenic influences on the chemical composition of bulk precipitation in the southern Apennines, Italy: A case study of the town of Potenza

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 242-249

  Paternoster, M ^a,b   Sinisi, R ^c   Mancusi, C ^d   Pilat, K ^d   Sabia, A ^d   Mongelli, G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente di Basilicata   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidification and neutralisation potentials; Bulk precipitation; Enrichment factors; Southern apennines

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; FLUORINE; LEAD; MANGANESE; POLLUTION; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; BULK PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENTS; NEUTRALISATION; SOUTHERN APENNINES;

MAGNESIUM;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; NEUTRALIZATION; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER;

APENNINES; BASILICATA; ITALY; POTENZA;

EID: 84905245461     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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